What color is #203D1C?

#203D1C 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 #203D1C?

The RGB value is 32, 61, 28: 32 red, 61 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203D1C?

The complementary color is #391C3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203D1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203D1C color

#203D1C rgb(32, 61, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #203D1C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 23.9% green and 11% blue (32, 61, 28).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 37% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.03:1).

#203D1C color codes

HEX	`#203D1C`
RGB	`rgb(32, 61, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 23.9%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 37%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 54%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 54%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.75, -18.86, 16.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.75, 25.35, 138.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.474, 3.728, 1.688)`
Decimal	`2112796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203D1C, 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 #203D1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203D1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #203D1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203d1c; }
.text { color: #203d1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203d1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 61 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203d1c, #1c3d29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #203D1C?: #203D1C 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 #203D1C?: The RGB value is 32, 61, 28: 32 red, 61 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203D1C?: The complementary color is #391C3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203D1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.