What color is #20342B?

#20342B is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20342B?

The RGB value is 32, 52, 43: 32 red, 52 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20342B?

The complementary color is #342029, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20342B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20342B color

#20342B rgb(32, 52, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #20342B is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 20.4% green and 16.9% blue (32, 52, 43).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 24% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#20342B color codes

HEX	`#20342B`
RGB	`rgb(32, 52, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 20.4%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 24%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 38%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 17%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.79, -10.5, 3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.79, 10.97, 163.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.26, 2.937, 2.733)`
Decimal	`2110507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20342B, 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 #20342B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20342B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	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 #20342B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20342b; }
.text { color: #20342b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20342b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 52 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20342b, #203334); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #20342B?: #20342B is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20342B?: The RGB value is 32, 52, 43: 32 red, 52 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20342B?: The complementary color is #342029, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20342B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.