What color is #20381D?

#20381D is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20381D?

The RGB value is 32, 56, 29: 32 red, 56 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20381D?

The complementary color is #351D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20381D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20381D color

#20381D rgb(32, 56, 29)

Shades of green

The hex color #20381D is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 22% green and 11.4% blue (32, 56, 29).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 32% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#20381D color codes

HEX	`#20381D`
RGB	`rgb(32, 56, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 22%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 32%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 48%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 48%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.92, -15.96, 13.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.92, 21.23, 138.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.232, 3.224, 1.667)`
Decimal	`2111517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20381D, 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 #20381D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20381D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	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 #20381D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20381d; }
.text { color: #20381d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20381d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 56 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20381d, #1d3827); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #20381D?: #20381D is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20381D?: The RGB value is 32, 56, 29: 32 red, 56 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20381D?: The complementary color is #351D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20381D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.