What color is #203034?

#203034 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 #203034?

The RGB value is 32, 48, 52: 32 red, 48 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203034?

The complementary color is #342420, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203034?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203034 color

#203034 rgb(32, 48, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #203034 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 18.8% green and 20.4% blue (32, 48, 52).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 24% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2A3439), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#203034 color codes

HEX	`#203034`
RGB	`rgb(32, 48, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 18.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 24%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 38%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 8%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.67, -5.38, -4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.67, 7.13, 221.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.272, 2.669, 3.644)`
Decimal	`2109492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203034, 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 #203034	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203034 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #203034 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203034; }
.text { color: #203034; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203034; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 48 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203034, #202634); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #203034?: #203034 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 #203034?: The RGB value is 32, 48, 52: 32 red, 48 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203034?: The complementary color is #342420, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203034?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.