What color is #202A19?

#202A19 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202A19?

The RGB value is 32, 42, 25: 32 red, 42 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202A19?

The complementary color is #23192A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202A19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202A19 color

#202A19 rgb(32, 42, 25)

Shades of gray

The hex color #202A19 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 16.5% green and 9.8% blue (32, 42, 25).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 25% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

#202A19 color codes

HEX	`#202A19`
RGB	`rgb(32, 42, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 16.5%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 25%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 40%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 40%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.66, -8.35, 9.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.66, 12.83, 130.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.599, 2.033, 1.228)`
Decimal	`2107929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202A19, 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 #202A19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202A19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #202A19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202a19; }
.text { color: #202a19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202a19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 42 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202a19, #192a1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #202A19?: #202A19 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202A19?: The RGB value is 32, 42, 25: 32 red, 42 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202A19?: The complementary color is #23192A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202A19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.