What color is #203133?

#203133 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203133?

The RGB value is 32, 49, 51: 32 red, 49 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203133?

The complementary color is #332220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203133?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203133 color

#203133 rgb(32, 49, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #203133 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 19.2% green and 20% blue (32, 49, 51).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 23% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.56:1).

#203133 color codes

HEX	`#203133`
RGB	`rgb(32, 49, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 19.2%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 23%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 37%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 4%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.98, -6.35, -3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.98, 7.26, 209.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.291, 2.743, 3.54)`
Decimal	`2109747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203133, 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 #203133	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203133 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #203133 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203133; }
.text { color: #203133; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203133; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 49 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203133, #202833); }

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Questions

What color is #203133?: #203133 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203133?: The RGB value is 32, 49, 51: 32 red, 49 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203133?: The complementary color is #332220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203133?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.