What color is #203339?

#203339 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Astral Nomad. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203339?

The RGB value is 32, 51, 57: 32 red, 51 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203339?

The complementary color is #392620, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203339?

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.

#203339 color

#203339 rgb(32, 51, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #203339 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 20% green and 22.4% blue (32, 51, 57).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 28% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Astral Nomad (#203943), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#203339 color codes

HEX	`#203339`
RGB	`rgb(32, 51, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 20%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 28%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 44%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 11%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.92, -5.79, -6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.92, 8.51, 227.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.518, 2.97, 4.311)`
Decimal	`2110265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203339, 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 #203339	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203339 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 #203339 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203339; }
.text { color: #203339; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203339; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 51 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203339, #202739); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #203339?: #203339 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Astral Nomad. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203339?: The RGB value is 32, 51, 57: 32 red, 51 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203339?: The complementary color is #392620, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203339?: 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.