What color is #203523?

#203523 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203523?

The RGB value is 32, 53, 35: 32 red, 53 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203523?

The complementary color is #352032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203523?

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.

#203523 color

#203523 rgb(32, 53, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #203523 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 20.8% green and 13.7% blue (32, 53, 35).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 25% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 5 ΔE.

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

#203523 color codes

HEX	`#203523`
RGB	`rgb(32, 53, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 20.8%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 25%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 40%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 34%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.94, -13.03, 8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.94, 15.71, 146.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.172, 2.975, 2.049)`
Decimal	`2110755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203523, 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 #203523	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203523 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 #203523 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203523; }
.text { color: #203523; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203523; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 53 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203523, #20352e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #203523?: #203523 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203523?: The RGB value is 32, 53, 35: 32 red, 53 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203523?: The complementary color is #352032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203523?: 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.