What color is #203230?

#203230 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203230?

The RGB value is 32, 50, 48: 32 red, 50 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203230?

The complementary color is #322022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203230?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203230 color

#203230 rgb(32, 50, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #203230 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 19.6% green and 18.8% blue (32, 50, 48).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 22% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#203230 color codes

HEX	`#203230`
RGB	`rgb(32, 50, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 19.6%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 22%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 36%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 4%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.23, -7.88, -1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.23, 7.95, 187.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.27, 2.802, 3.217)`
Decimal	`2110000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203230, 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 #203230	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203230 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #203230 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203230; }
.text { color: #203230; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203230; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 50 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203230, #202b32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #203230?: #203230 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203230?: The RGB value is 32, 50, 48: 32 red, 50 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203230?: The complementary color is #322022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203230?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.