What color is #20314A?

#20314A is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20314A?

The RGB value is 32, 49, 74: 32 red, 49 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20314A?

The complementary color is #4A3920, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20314A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20314A color

#20314A rgb(32, 49, 74)

Shades of blue

The hex color #20314A is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 19.2% green and 29% blue (32, 49, 74).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 40% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#20314A color codes

HEX	`#20314A`
RGB	`rgb(32, 49, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 19.2%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 40%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 57%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 34%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.04, 1.44, -17.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.04, 17.67, 274.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.93, 2.998, 6.902)`
Decimal	`2109770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20314A, 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 #20314A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20314A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #20314A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20314a; }
.text { color: #20314a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20314a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 49 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20314a, #24204a); }

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Questions

What color is #20314A?: #20314A is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20314A?: The RGB value is 32, 49, 74: 32 red, 49 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20314A?: The complementary color is #4A3920, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20314A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.