What color is #202B43?

#202B43 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202B43?

The RGB value is 32, 43, 67: 32 red, 43 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202B43?

The complementary color is #433820, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202B43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202B43 color

#202B43 rgb(32, 43, 67)

Shades of blue

The hex color #202B43 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 16.9% green and 26.3% blue (32, 43, 67).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 35% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.11:1).

#202B43 color codes

HEX	`#202B43`
RGB	`rgb(32, 43, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 16.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 35%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 52%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 36%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.64, 3.13, -16.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.64, 16.88, 280.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.472, 2.44, 5.65)`
Decimal	`2108227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202B43, 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 #202B43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202B43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #202B43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202b43; }
.text { color: #202b43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202b43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 43 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202b43, #262043); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #202B43?: #202B43 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202B43?: The RGB value is 32, 43, 67: 32 red, 43 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202B43?: The complementary color is #433820, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202B43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.