What color is #202E1A?

#202E1A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202E1A?

The RGB value is 32, 46, 26: 32 red, 46 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202E1A?

The complementary color is #281A2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202E1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202E1A color

#202E1A rgb(32, 46, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #202E1A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 18% green and 10.2% blue (32, 46, 26).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 28% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.31:1).

#202E1A color codes

HEX	`#202E1A`
RGB	`rgb(32, 46, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 18%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 28%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 43%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 43%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.16, -10.67, 11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.16, 15.36, 133.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.759, 2.336, 1.335)`
Decimal	`2108954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202E1A, 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 #202E1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202E1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #202E1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202e1a; }
.text { color: #202e1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202e1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 46 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202e1a, #1a2e1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #202E1A?: #202E1A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202E1A?: The RGB value is 32, 46, 26: 32 red, 46 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202E1A?: The complementary color is #281A2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202E1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.