What color is #203B37?

#203B37 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 #203B37?

The RGB value is 32, 59, 55: 32 red, 59 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203B37?

The complementary color is #3B2024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203B37?

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.

#203B37 color

#203B37 rgb(32, 59, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #203B37 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 23.1% green and 21.6% blue (32, 59, 55).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 30% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#203B37 color codes

HEX	`#203B37`
RGB	`rgb(32, 59, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 23.1%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 30%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 46%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 7%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.69, -11.45, -0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.69, 11.48, 183.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.849, 3.711, 4.18)`
Decimal	`2112311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203B37, 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 #203B37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203B37 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 #203B37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203b37; }
.text { color: #203b37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203b37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 59 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203b37, #20323b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #203B37?: #203B37 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 #203B37?: The RGB value is 32, 59, 55: 32 red, 59 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203B37?: The complementary color is #3B2024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203B37?: 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.