What color is #203151?

#203151 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203151?

The RGB value is 32, 49, 81: 32 red, 49 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203151?

The complementary color is #514020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203151?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203151 color

#203151 rgb(32, 49, 81)

Shades of blue

The hex color #203151 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 19.2% green and 31.8% blue (32, 49, 81).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 43% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Escapade (#2B3458), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.97:1).

#203151 color codes

HEX	`#203151`
RGB	`rgb(32, 49, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 19.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 43%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 60%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 40%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.43, 4.06, -21.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.43, 22.07, 280.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.179, 3.098, 8.213)`
Decimal	`2109777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203151, 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 #203151	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203151 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #203151 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203151; }
.text { color: #203151; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203151; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 49 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203151, #272051); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #203151?: #203151 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203151?: The RGB value is 32, 49, 81: 32 red, 49 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203151?: The complementary color is #514020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203151?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.