What color is #203223?

#203223 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203223?

The RGB value is 32, 50, 35: 32 red, 50 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203223?

The complementary color is #32202F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203223?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203223 color

#203223 rgb(32, 50, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #203223 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 19.6% green and 13.7% blue (32, 50, 35).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 22% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.62:1).

#203223 color codes

HEX	`#203223`
RGB	`rgb(32, 50, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 19.6%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 22%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 36%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 30%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.84, -11.23, 7.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.84, 13.37, 147.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.04, 2.71, 2.005)`
Decimal	`2109987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203223, 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 #203223	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203223 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.62:1	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 #203223 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203223; }
.text { color: #203223; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203223; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 50 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203223, #20322c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #203223?: #203223 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203223?: The RGB value is 32, 50, 35: 32 red, 50 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203223?: The complementary color is #32202F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203223?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.