What color is #203E3C?

#203E3C is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203E3C?

The RGB value is 32, 62, 60: 32 red, 62 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203E3C?

The complementary color is #3E2022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203E3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203E3C color

#203E3C rgb(32, 62, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #203E3C is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 24.3% green and 23.5% blue (32, 62, 60).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 32% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#203E3C color codes

HEX	`#203E3C`
RGB	`rgb(32, 62, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 24.3%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 32%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 48%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 3%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.93, -11.78, -2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.93, 12, 190.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.134, 4.078, 4.896)`
Decimal	`2113084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203E3C, 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 #203E3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203E3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #203E3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203e3c; }
.text { color: #203e3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203e3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 62 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203e3c, #20313e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #203E3C?: #203E3C is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203E3C?: The RGB value is 32, 62, 60: 32 red, 62 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203E3C?: The complementary color is #3E2022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203E3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.