What color is #203821?

#203821 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203821?

The RGB value is 32, 56, 33: 32 red, 56 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203821?

The complementary color is #382037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203821?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203821 color

#203821 rgb(32, 56, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #203821 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 22% green and 12.9% blue (32, 56, 33).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 27% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.73:1).

#203821 color codes

HEX	`#203821`
RGB	`rgb(32, 56, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 22%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 27%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 43%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 41%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21, -15.19, 11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21, 19.06, 142.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.284, 3.245, 1.945)`
Decimal	`2111521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203821, 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 #203821	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203821 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.73:1	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 #203821 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203821; }
.text { color: #203821; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203821; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 56 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203821, #20382d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #203821?: #203821 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203821?: The RGB value is 32, 56, 33: 32 red, 56 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203821?: The complementary color is #382037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203821?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.