What color is #203935?

#203935 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203935?

The RGB value is 32, 57, 53: 32 red, 57 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203935?

The complementary color is #392024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203935?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203935 color

#203935 rgb(32, 57, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #203935 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 22.4% green and 20.8% blue (32, 57, 53).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 28% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#203935 color codes

HEX	`#203935`
RGB	`rgb(32, 57, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 22.4%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 28%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 44%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 7%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.91, -10.82, -0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.91, 10.83, 182.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.701, 3.49, 3.899)`
Decimal	`2111797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203935, 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 #203935	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203935 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #203935 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203935; }
.text { color: #203935; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203935; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 57 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203935, #203139); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #203935?: #203935 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203935?: The RGB value is 32, 57, 53: 32 red, 57 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203935?: The complementary color is #392024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203935?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.