What color is #203536?

#203536 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203536?

The RGB value is 32, 53, 54: 32 red, 53 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203536?

The complementary color is #362120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203536?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203536 color

#203536 rgb(32, 53, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #203536 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 20.8% green and 21.2% blue (32, 53, 54).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 26% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#203536 color codes

HEX	`#203536`
RGB	`rgb(32, 53, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 20.8%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 26%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 41%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 2%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.52, -8.02, -3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.52, 8.67, 202.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.534, 3.119, 3.958)`
Decimal	`2110774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203536, 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 #203536	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203536 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #203536 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203536; }
.text { color: #203536; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203536; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 53 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203536, #202a36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #203536?: #203536 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203536?: The RGB value is 32, 53, 54: 32 red, 53 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203536?: The complementary color is #362120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203536?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.