What color is #202D39?

#202D39 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202D39?

The RGB value is 32, 45, 57: 32 red, 45 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202D39?

The complementary color is #392C20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202D39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202D39 color

#202D39 rgb(32, 45, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #202D39 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 17.6% green and 22.4% blue (32, 45, 57).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 28% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Oceanic Noir (#172B36), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.04:1).

#202D39 color codes

HEX	`#202D39`
RGB	`rgb(32, 45, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 17.6%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 28%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 44%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 21%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.82, -1.75, -9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.82, 9.58, 259.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.272, 2.479, 4.229)`
Decimal	`2108729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202D39, 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 #202D39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202D39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #202D39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202d39; }
.text { color: #202d39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202d39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 45 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202d39, #202139); }

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Questions

What color is #202D39?: #202D39 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202D39?: The RGB value is 32, 45, 57: 32 red, 45 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202D39?: The complementary color is #392C20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202D39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.