What color is #203324?

#203324 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 #203324?

The RGB value is 32, 51, 36: 32 red, 51 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203324?

The complementary color is #33202F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203324?

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.

#203324 color

#203324 rgb(32, 51, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #203324 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 20% green and 14.1% blue (32, 51, 36).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 23% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

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

#203324 color codes

HEX	`#203324`
RGB	`rgb(32, 51, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 20%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 23%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 37%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 29%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.23, -11.61, 7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.23, 13.62, 148.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.098, 2.802, 2.099)`
Decimal	`2110244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203324, 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 #203324	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203324 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 #203324 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203324; }
.text { color: #203324; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203324; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 51 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203324, #20332e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #203324?: #203324 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 #203324?: The RGB value is 32, 51, 36: 32 red, 51 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203324?: The complementary color is #33202F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203324?: 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.