What color is #203227?

#203227 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203227?

The RGB value is 32, 50, 39: 32 red, 50 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203227?

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

Is black or white text better on #203227?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203227 color

#203227 rgb(32, 50, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #203227 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 19.6% green and 15.3% blue (32, 50, 39).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 22% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.58:1).

#203227 color codes

HEX	`#203227`
RGB	`rgb(32, 50, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 19.6%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 22%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 36%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 22%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.95, -10.28, 4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.95, 11.3, 155.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.102, 2.735, 2.336)`
Decimal	`2109991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203227, 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 #203227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203227 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.58:1	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 #203227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203227; }
.text { color: #203227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 50 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203227, #203230); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #203227?: #203227 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203227?: The RGB value is 32, 50, 39: 32 red, 50 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203227?: The complementary color is #32202B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203227?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.