What color is #202D2F?

#202D2F is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202D2F?

The RGB value is 32, 45, 47: 32 red, 45 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202D2F?

The complementary color is #2F2220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202D2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202D2F color

#202D2F rgb(32, 45, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #202D2F is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 17.6% green and 18.4% blue (32, 45, 47).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 19% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#202D2F color codes

HEX	`#202D2F`
RGB	`rgb(32, 45, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 17.6%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 19%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 32%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 4%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.41, -4.89, -3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.41, 5.78, 212.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.047, 2.389, 3.042)`
Decimal	`2108719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202D2F, 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 #202D2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202D2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #202D2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202d2f; }
.text { color: #202d2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202d2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 45 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202d2f, #20262f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #202D2F?: #202D2F is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202D2F?: The RGB value is 32, 45, 47: 32 red, 45 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202D2F?: The complementary color is #2F2220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202D2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.