What color is #20301B?

#20301B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20301B?

The RGB value is 32, 48, 27: 32 red, 48 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20301B?

The complementary color is #2B1B30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20301B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20301B color

#20301B rgb(32, 48, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #20301B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 18.8% green and 10.6% blue (32, 48, 27).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 28% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#20301B color codes

HEX	`#20301B`
RGB	`rgb(32, 48, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 18.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 28%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 44%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 44%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.92, -11.69, 11.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.92, 16.32, 135.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.85, 2.5, 1.422)`
Decimal	`2109467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20301B, 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 #20301B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20301B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	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 #20301B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20301b; }
.text { color: #20301b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20301b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 48 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20301b, #1b3021); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #20301B?: #20301B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20301B?: The RGB value is 32, 48, 27: 32 red, 48 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20301B?: The complementary color is #2B1B30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20301B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.