What color is #202E34?

#202E34 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202E34?

The RGB value is 32, 46, 52: 32 red, 46 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202E34?

The complementary color is #342620, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202E34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202E34 color

#202E34 rgb(32, 46, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #202E34 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 18% green and 20.4% blue (32, 46, 52).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 24% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2A3439), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

#202E34 color codes

HEX	`#202E34`
RGB	`rgb(32, 46, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 18%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 24%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 38%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 12%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.96, -4.05, -5.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.96, 7.02, 234.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.192, 2.509, 3.617)`
Decimal	`2108980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202E34, 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 #202E34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202E34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	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 #202E34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202e34; }
.text { color: #202e34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202e34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 46 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202e34, #202434); }

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Questions

What color is #202E34?: #202E34 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202E34?: The RGB value is 32, 46, 52: 32 red, 46 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202E34?: The complementary color is #342620, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202E34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.