What color is #203844?

#203844 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Into the Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203844?

The RGB value is 32, 56, 68: 32 red, 56 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203844?

The complementary color is #442C20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203844?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203844 color

#203844 rgb(32, 56, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #203844 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 22% green and 26.7% blue (32, 56, 68).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 36% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Into the Night (#1E3642), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#203844 color codes

HEX	`#203844`
RGB	`rgb(32, 56, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 22%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 36%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 53%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 18%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.13, -5.43, -10.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.13, 11.67, 242.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.053, 3.553, 5.993)`
Decimal	`2111556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203844, 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 #203844	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203844 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #203844 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203844; }
.text { color: #203844; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203844; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 56 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203844, #202644); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #203844?: #203844 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Into the Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203844?: The RGB value is 32, 56, 68: 32 red, 56 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203844?: The complementary color is #442C20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203844?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.