What color is #203A41?

#203A41 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 #203A41?

The RGB value is 32, 58, 65: 32 red, 58 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203A41?

The complementary color is #412720, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203A41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203A41 color

#203A41 rgb(32, 58, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #203A41 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 22.7% green and 25.5% blue (32, 58, 65).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 34% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.05:1).

#203A41 color codes

HEX	`#203A41`
RGB	`rgb(32, 58, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 22.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 34%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 51%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 11%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.7, -7.73, -7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.7, 10.73, 223.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.063, 3.715, 5.556)`
Decimal	`2112065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203A41, 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 #203A41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203A41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #203A41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203a41; }
.text { color: #203a41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203a41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 58 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203a41, #202941); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #203A41?: #203A41 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 #203A41?: The RGB value is 32, 58, 65: 32 red, 58 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203A41?: The complementary color is #412720, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203A41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.