What color is #202E1D?

#202E1D is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202E1D?

The RGB value is 32, 46, 29: 32 red, 46 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202E1D?

The complementary color is #2B1D2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202E1D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202E1D color

#202E1D rgb(32, 46, 29)

Shades of green

The hex color #202E1D is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 18% green and 11.4% blue (32, 46, 29).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 23% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.29:1).

#202E1D color codes

HEX	`#202E1D`
RGB	`rgb(32, 46, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 18%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 23%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 37%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 37%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.22, -10.07, 9.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.22, 13.59, 137.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.794, 2.35, 1.521)`
Decimal	`2108957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202E1D, 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 #202E1D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202E1D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.29:1	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 #202E1D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202e1d; }
.text { color: #202e1d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202e1d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 46 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202e1d, #1d2e22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #202E1D?: #202E1D is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202E1D?: The RGB value is 32, 46, 29: 32 red, 46 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202E1D?: The complementary color is #2B1D2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202E1D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.