What color is #203C24?

#203C24 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203C24?

The RGB value is 32, 60, 36: 32 red, 60 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203C24?

The complementary color is #3C2038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203C24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203C24 color

#203C24 rgb(32, 60, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #203C24 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 23.5% green and 14.1% blue (32, 60, 36).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 30% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#203C24 color codes

HEX	`#203C24`
RGB	`rgb(32, 60, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 23.5%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 30%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 47%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 40%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.54, -16.81, 11.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.54, 20.43, 145.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.53, 3.666, 2.243)`
Decimal	`2112548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203C24, 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 #203C24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203C24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #203C24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203c24; }
.text { color: #203c24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203c24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 60 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203c24, #203c32); }

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Questions

What color is #203C24?: #203C24 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203C24?: The RGB value is 32, 60, 36: 32 red, 60 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203C24?: The complementary color is #3C2038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203C24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.