What color is #203241?

#203241 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203241?

The RGB value is 32, 50, 65: 32 red, 50 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203241?

The complementary color is #412F20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203241?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203241 color

#203241 rgb(32, 50, 65)

Shades of black

The hex color #203241 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 19.6% green and 25.5% blue (32, 50, 65).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 34% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Blue Whale (#1E3442), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#203241 color codes

HEX	`#203241`
RGB	`rgb(32, 50, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 19.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 34%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 51%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 23%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.92, -2.46, -11.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.92, 11.95, 258.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.69, 2.97, 5.431)`
Decimal	`2110017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203241, 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 #203241	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203241 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #203241 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203241; }
.text { color: #203241; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203241; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 50 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203241, #202241); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #203241?: #203241 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203241?: The RGB value is 32, 50, 65: 32 red, 50 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203241?: The complementary color is #412F20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203241?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.