What color is #20311C?

#20311C 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 #20311C?

The RGB value is 32, 49, 28: 32 red, 49 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20311C?

The complementary color is #2D1C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20311C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20311C color

#20311C rgb(32, 49, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #20311C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 19.2% green and 11% blue (32, 49, 28).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 27% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#20311C color codes

HEX	`#20311C`
RGB	`rgb(32, 49, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 19.2%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 27%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 43%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 43%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.31, -12.1, 11.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.31, 16.52, 137.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.904, 2.587, 1.498)`
Decimal	`2109724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20311C, 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 #20311C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20311C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #20311C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20311c; }
.text { color: #20311c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20311c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 49 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20311c, #1c3123); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #20311C?: #20311C 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 #20311C?: The RGB value is 32, 49, 28: 32 red, 49 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20311C?: The complementary color is #2D1C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20311C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.