What color is #203644?

#203644 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203644?

The RGB value is 32, 54, 68: 32 red, 54 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203644?

The complementary color is #442E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203644?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203644 color

#203644 rgb(32, 54, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #203644 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 21.2% green and 26.7% blue (32, 54, 68).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 36% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Blue Whale (#1E3442), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.56:1).

#203644 color codes

HEX	`#203644`
RGB	`rgb(32, 54, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 21.2%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 36%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 53%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 21%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.44, -4.11, -11.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.44, 12.11, 250.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.958, 3.363, 5.961)`
Decimal	`2111044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203644, 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 #203644	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203644 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #203644 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203644; }
.text { color: #203644; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203644; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 54 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203644, #202444); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #203644?: #203644 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203644?: The RGB value is 32, 54, 68: 32 red, 54 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203644?: The complementary color is #442E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203644?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.