What color is #203037?

#203037 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Petrol Slumber. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203037?

The RGB value is 32, 48, 55: 32 red, 48 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203037?

The complementary color is #372720, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203037?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203037 color

#203037 rgb(32, 48, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #203037 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 18.8% green and 21.6% blue (32, 48, 55).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 26% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Petrol Slumber (#243640), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.64:1).

#203037 color codes

HEX	`#203037`
RGB	`rgb(32, 48, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 18.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 26%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 42%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 13%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.79, -4.44, -6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.79, 7.93, 235.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.342, 2.697, 4.011)`
Decimal	`2109495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203037, 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 #203037	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203037 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #203037 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203037; }
.text { color: #203037; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203037; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 48 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203037, #202537); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #203037?: #203037 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Petrol Slumber. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203037?: The RGB value is 32, 48, 55: 32 red, 48 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203037?: The complementary color is #372720, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203037?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.