What color is #202B33?

#202B33 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202B33?

The RGB value is 32, 43, 51: 32 red, 43 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202B33?

The complementary color is #332820, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202B33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202B33 color

#202B33 rgb(32, 43, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #202B33 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 16.9% green and 20% blue (32, 43, 51).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 23% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.44:1).

#202B33 color codes

HEX	`#202B33`
RGB	`rgb(32, 43, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 16.9%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 23%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 37%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 16%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.86, -2.31, -6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.86, 7.09, 250.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.057, 2.274, 3.462)`
Decimal	`2108211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202B33, 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 #202B33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202B33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.44:1	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 #202B33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202b33; }
.text { color: #202b33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202b33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 43 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202b33, #202133); }

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Questions

What color is #202B33?: #202B33 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202B33?: The RGB value is 32, 43, 51: 32 red, 43 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202B33?: The complementary color is #332820, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202B33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.