What color is #203018?

#203018 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203018?

The RGB value is 32, 48, 24: 32 red, 48 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203018?

The complementary color is #281830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203018?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203018 color

#203018 rgb(32, 48, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #203018 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 18.8% green and 9.4% blue (32, 48, 24).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 33% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

#203018 color codes

HEX	`#203018`
RGB	`rgb(32, 48, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 18.8%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 33%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 50%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 50%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.86, -12.24, 13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.86, 18.06, 132.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.817, 2.487, 1.248)`
Decimal	`2109464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203018, 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 #203018	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203018 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	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 #203018 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203018; }
.text { color: #203018; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203018; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 48 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203018, #18301c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #203018?: #203018 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203018?: The RGB value is 32, 48, 24: 32 red, 48 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203018?: The complementary color is #281830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203018?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.