What color is #202E1B?

#202E1B 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 #202E1B?

The RGB value is 32, 46, 27: 32 red, 46 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202E1B?

The complementary color is #291B2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202E1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202E1B color

#202E1B rgb(32, 46, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #202E1B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 18% green and 10.6% blue (32, 46, 27).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 26% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

#202E1B color codes

HEX	`#202E1B`
RGB	`rgb(32, 46, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 18%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 26%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 41%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 41%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.18, -10.47, 10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.18, 14.77, 135.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.77, 2.34, 1.395)`
Decimal	`2108955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202E1B, 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 #202E1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202E1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	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 #202E1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202e1b; }
.text { color: #202e1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202e1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 46 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202e1b, #1b2e20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #202E1B?: #202E1B 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 #202E1B?: The RGB value is 32, 46, 27: 32 red, 46 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202E1B?: The complementary color is #291B2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202E1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.