What color is #203C42?

#203C42 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 #203C42?

The RGB value is 32, 60, 66: 32 red, 60 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203C42?

The complementary color is #422620, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203C42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203C42 color

#203C42 rgb(32, 60, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #203C42 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 23.5% green and 25.9% blue (32, 60, 66).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 35% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#203C42 color codes

HEX	`#203C42`
RGB	`rgb(32, 60, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 23.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 35%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 52%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 9%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.44, -8.66, -7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.44, 11.14, 218.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.195, 3.932, 5.744)`
Decimal	`2112578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203C42, 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 #203C42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203C42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #203C42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203c42; }
.text { color: #203c42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203c42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 60 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203c42, #202b42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #203C42?: #203C42 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 #203C42?: The RGB value is 32, 60, 66: 32 red, 60 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203C42?: The complementary color is #422620, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203C42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.