What color is #203F1B?

#203F1B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203F1B?

The RGB value is 32, 63, 27: 32 red, 63 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203F1B?

The complementary color is #3A1B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203F1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203F1B color

#203F1B rgb(32, 63, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #203F1B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 24.7% green and 10.6% blue (32, 63, 27).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 40% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Myrtle (#21421E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#203F1B color codes

HEX	`#203F1B`
RGB	`rgb(32, 63, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 24.7%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 40%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 57%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 57%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.48, -20.06, 18.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.48, 27.26, 137.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.571, 3.941, 1.662)`
Decimal	`2113307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203F1B, 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 #203F1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203F1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	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 #203F1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203f1b; }
.text { color: #203f1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203f1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 63 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203f1b, #1b3f28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #203F1B?: #203F1B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203F1B?: The RGB value is 32, 63, 27: 32 red, 63 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203F1B?: The complementary color is #3A1B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203F1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.