What color is #202F4F?

#202F4F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202F4F?

The RGB value is 32, 47, 79: 32 red, 47 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202F4F?

The complementary color is #4F4020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202F4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202F4F color

#202F4F rgb(32, 47, 79)

Shades of blue

The hex color #202F4F is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 18.4% green and 31% blue (32, 47, 79).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 42% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Escapade (#2B3458), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#202F4F color codes

HEX	`#202F4F`
RGB	`rgb(32, 47, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 18.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 42%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 59%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 41%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.66, 4.72, -21.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.66, 22.09, 282.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.023, 2.904, 7.797)`
Decimal	`2109263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202F4F, 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 #202F4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202F4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #202F4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202f4f; }
.text { color: #202f4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202f4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 47 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202f4f, #29204f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #202F4F?: #202F4F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202F4F?: The RGB value is 32, 47, 79: 32 red, 47 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202F4F?: The complementary color is #4F4020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202F4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.