What color is #203128?

#203128 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203128?

The RGB value is 32, 49, 40: 32 red, 49 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203128?

The complementary color is #312029, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203128?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203128 color

#203128 rgb(32, 49, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #203128 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 19.2% green and 15.7% blue (32, 49, 40).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 21% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#203128 color codes

HEX	`#203128`
RGB	`rgb(32, 49, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 19.2%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 21%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 35%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 18%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.61, -9.41, 3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.61, 10.05, 159.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.077, 2.657, 2.41)`
Decimal	`2109736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203128, 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 #203128	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203128 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	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 #203128 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203128; }
.text { color: #203128; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203128; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 49 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203128, #203131); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #203128?: #203128 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203128?: The RGB value is 32, 49, 40: 32 red, 49 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203128?: The complementary color is #312029, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203128?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.