What color is #20383C?

#20383C 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 #20383C?

The RGB value is 32, 56, 60: 32 red, 56 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20383C?

The complementary color is #3C2420, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20383C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20383C color

#20383C rgb(32, 56, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #20383C is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 22% green and 23.5% blue (32, 56, 60).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 30% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

#20383C color codes

HEX	`#20383C`
RGB	`rgb(32, 56, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 22%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 30%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 47%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 7%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.8, -8.07, -5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.8, 9.73, 213.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.825, 3.461, 4.793)`
Decimal	`2111548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20383C, 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 #20383C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20383C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #20383C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20383c; }
.text { color: #20383c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20383c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 56 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20383c, #202a3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #20383C?: #20383C 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 #20383C?: The RGB value is 32, 56, 60: 32 red, 56 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20383C?: The complementary color is #3C2420, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20383C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.