What color is #20312B?

#20312B is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20312B?

The RGB value is 32, 49, 43: 32 red, 49 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20312B?

The complementary color is #312026, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20312B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20312B color

#20312B rgb(32, 49, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #20312B is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 19.2% green and 16.9% blue (32, 49, 43).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 21% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.68:1).

#20312B color codes

HEX	`#20312B`
RGB	`rgb(32, 49, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 19.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 21%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 35%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 12%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.71, -8.63, 1.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.71, 8.77, 169.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.13, 2.678, 2.69)`
Decimal	`2109739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20312B, 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 #20312B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20312B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.68:1	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 #20312B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20312b; }
.text { color: #20312b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20312b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 49 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20312b, #202f31); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #20312B?: #20312B is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20312B?: The RGB value is 32, 49, 43: 32 red, 49 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20312B?: The complementary color is #312026, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20312B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.