What color is #20343E?

#20343E is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Petrol Slumber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20343E?

The RGB value is 32, 52, 62: 32 red, 52 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20343E?

The complementary color is #3E2A20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20343E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20343E color

#20343E rgb(32, 52, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #20343E is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 20.4% green and 24.3% blue (32, 52, 62).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 32% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Petrol Slumber (#243640), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#20343E color codes

HEX	`#20343E`
RGB	`rgb(32, 52, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 20.4%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 32%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 48%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 16%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.48, -4.82, -8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.48, 10.03, 241.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.693, 3.111, 5.015)`
Decimal	`2110526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20343E, 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 #20343E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20343E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #20343E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20343e; }
.text { color: #20343e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20343e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 52 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20343e, #20253e); }

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Questions

What color is #20343E?: #20343E is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Petrol Slumber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20343E?: The RGB value is 32, 52, 62: 32 red, 52 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20343E?: The complementary color is #3E2A20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20343E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.