What color is #202B18?

#202B18 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 #202B18?

The RGB value is 32, 43, 24: 32 red, 43 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202B18?

The complementary color is #23182B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202B18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202B18 color

#202B18 rgb(32, 43, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #202B18 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 16.9% green and 9.4% blue (32, 43, 24).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 28% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 83% 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 14.79:1).

#202B18 color codes

HEX	`#202B18`
RGB	`rgb(32, 43, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 16.9%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 28%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 44%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 44%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.01, -9.17, 10.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.01, 14.23, 130.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.624, 2.101, 1.184)`
Decimal	`2108184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202B18, 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 #202B18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202B18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #202B18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202b18; }
.text { color: #202b18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202b18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 43 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202b18, #182b1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #202B18?: #202B18 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 #202B18?: The RGB value is 32, 43, 24: 32 red, 43 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202B18?: The complementary color is #23182B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202B18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.