What color is #203634?

#203634 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203634?

The RGB value is 32, 54, 52: 32 red, 54 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203634?

The complementary color is #362022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203634?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203634 color

#203634 rgb(32, 54, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #203634 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 21.2% green and 20.4% blue (32, 54, 52).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 26% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.82:1).

#203634 color codes

HEX	`#203634`
RGB	`rgb(32, 54, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 21.2%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 26%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 41%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 4%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.8, -9.25, -1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.8, 9.37, 189.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.534, 3.193, 3.731)`
Decimal	`2111028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203634, 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 #203634	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203634 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #203634 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203634; }
.text { color: #203634; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203634; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 54 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203634, #202d36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #203634?: #203634 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203634?: The RGB value is 32, 54, 52: 32 red, 54 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203634?: The complementary color is #362022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203634?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.