What color is #202A17?

#202A17 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202A17?

The RGB value is 32, 42, 23: 32 red, 42 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202A17?

The complementary color is #21172A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202A17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202A17 color

#202A17 rgb(32, 42, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #202A17 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 16.5% green and 9% blue (32, 42, 23).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 29% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#202A17 color codes

HEX	`#202A17`
RGB	`rgb(32, 42, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 16.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 29%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 45%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 45%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.62, -8.72, 11.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.62, 14.07, 128.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.578, 2.025, 1.118)`
Decimal	`2107927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202A17, 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 #202A17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202A17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #202A17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202a17; }
.text { color: #202a17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202a17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 42 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202a17, #172a17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #202A17?: #202A17 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202A17?: The RGB value is 32, 42, 23: 32 red, 42 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202A17?: The complementary color is #21172A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202A17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.