What color is #202F32?

#202F32 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202F32?

The RGB value is 32, 47, 50: 32 red, 47 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202F32?

The complementary color is #322320, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202F32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202F32 color

#202F32 rgb(32, 47, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #202F32 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 18.4% green and 19.6% blue (32, 47, 50).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 22% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2A3439), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.87:1).

#202F32 color codes

HEX	`#202F32`
RGB	`rgb(32, 47, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 18.4%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 22%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 36%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 6%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.23, -5.33, -3.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.23, 6.63, 216.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.188, 2.57, 3.398)`
Decimal	`2109234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202F32, 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 #202F32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202F32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #202F32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202f32; }
.text { color: #202f32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202f32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 47 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202f32, #202632); }

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Questions

What color is #202F32?: #202F32 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202F32?: The RGB value is 32, 47, 50: 32 red, 47 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202F32?: The complementary color is #322320, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202F32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.