What color is #20363B?

#20363B is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20363B?

The RGB value is 32, 54, 59: 32 red, 54 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20363B?

The complementary color is #3B2520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20363B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20363B color

#20363B rgb(32, 54, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #20363B is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 21.2% green and 23.1% blue (32, 54, 59).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 30% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#20363B color codes

HEX	`#20363B`
RGB	`rgb(32, 54, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 21.2%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 30%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 46%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 8%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.06, -7.11, -5.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.06, 9.22, 219.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.704, 3.261, 4.624)`
Decimal	`2111035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20363B, 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 #20363B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20363B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #20363B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20363b; }
.text { color: #20363b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20363b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 54 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20363b, #20293b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #20363B?: #20363B is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20363B?: The RGB value is 32, 54, 59: 32 red, 54 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20363B?: The complementary color is #3B2520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20363B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.