What color is #202941?

#202941 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202941?

The RGB value is 32, 41, 65: 32 red, 41 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202941?

The complementary color is #413820, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202941?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202941 color

#202941 rgb(32, 41, 65)

Shades of blue

The hex color #202941 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 16.1% green and 25.5% blue (32, 41, 65).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 34% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#202941 color codes

HEX	`#202941`
RGB	`rgb(32, 41, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 16.1%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 34%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 51%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 37%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.87, 3.84, -16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.87, 16.87, 283.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.342, 2.274, 5.316)`
Decimal	`2107713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202941, 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 #202941	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202941 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #202941 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202941; }
.text { color: #202941; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202941; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 41 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202941, #282041); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #202941?: #202941 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202941?: The RGB value is 32, 41, 65: 32 red, 41 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202941?: The complementary color is #413820, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202941?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.