What color is #20382C?

#20382C is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20382C?

The RGB value is 32, 56, 44: 32 red, 56 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20382C?

The complementary color is #38202C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20382C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20382C color

#20382C rgb(32, 56, 44)

Shades of green

The hex color #20382C is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 22% green and 17.3% blue (32, 56, 44).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 27% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.62:1).

#20382C color codes

HEX	`#20382C`
RGB	`rgb(32, 56, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 22%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 27%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 43%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 21%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.27, -12.67, 4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.27, 13.47, 160.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.464, 3.317, 2.893)`
Decimal	`2111532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20382C, 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 #20382C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20382C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #20382C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20382c; }
.text { color: #20382c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20382c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 56 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20382c, #203838); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #20382C?: #20382C is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20382C?: The RGB value is 32, 56, 44: 32 red, 56 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20382C?: The complementary color is #38202C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20382C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.