What color is #202B40?

#202B40 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202B40?

The RGB value is 32, 43, 64: 32 red, 43 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202B40?

The complementary color is #403520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202B40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202B40 color

#202B40 rgb(32, 43, 64)

Shades of blue

The hex color #202B40 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 16.9% green and 25.1% blue (32, 43, 64).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 33% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.18:1).

#202B40 color codes

HEX	`#202B40`
RGB	`rgb(32, 43, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 16.9%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 33%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 50%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 33%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.48, 2.05, -14.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.48, 14.92, 277.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.385, 2.405, 5.188)`
Decimal	`2108224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202B40, 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 #202B40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202B40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #202B40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202b40; }
.text { color: #202b40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202b40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 43 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202b40, #252040); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #202B40?: #202B40 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202B40?: The RGB value is 32, 43, 64: 32 red, 43 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202B40?: The complementary color is #403520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202B40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.