What color is #203534?

#203534 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203534?

The RGB value is 32, 53, 52: 32 red, 53 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203534?

The complementary color is #352021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203534?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203534 color

#203534 rgb(32, 53, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #203534 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 20.8% green and 20.4% blue (32, 53, 52).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 25% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#203534 color codes

HEX	`#203534`
RGB	`rgb(32, 53, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 20.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 25%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 40%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 2%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.44, -8.62, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.44, 8.86, 193.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.488, 3.101, 3.716)`
Decimal	`2110772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203534, 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 #203534	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203534 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	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 #203534 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203534; }
.text { color: #203534; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203534; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 53 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203534, #202c35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #203534?: #203534 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203534?: The RGB value is 32, 53, 52: 32 red, 53 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203534?: The complementary color is #352021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203534?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.