What color is #20283B?

#20283B is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20283B?

The RGB value is 32, 40, 59: 32 red, 40 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20283B?

The complementary color is #3B3320, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20283B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20283B color

#20283B rgb(32, 40, 59)

Shades of blue

The hex color #20283B is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 15.7% green and 23.1% blue (32, 40, 59).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 30% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Express (#21263A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.71:1).

#20283B color codes

HEX	`#20283B`
RGB	`rgb(32, 40, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 15.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 30%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 46%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 32%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.21, 2.44, -13.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.21, 13.52, 280.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.144, 2.14, 4.437)`
Decimal	`2107451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20283B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #20283B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20283B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #20283B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20283b; }
.text { color: #20283b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20283b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 40 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20283b, #25203b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #20283B?: #20283B is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20283B?: The RGB value is 32, 40, 59: 32 red, 40 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20283B?: The complementary color is #3B3320, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20283B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.