What color is #203F2A?

#203F2A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203F2A?

The RGB value is 32, 63, 42: 32 red, 63 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203F2A?

The complementary color is #3F2035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203F2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203F2A color

#203F2A rgb(32, 63, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #203F2A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 24.7% green and 16.5% blue (32, 63, 42).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 33% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#203F2A color codes

HEX	`#203F2A`
RGB	`rgb(32, 63, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 24.7%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 33%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 49%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 33%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.77, -17.16, 9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.77, 19.56, 151.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.791, 4.029, 2.821)`
Decimal	`2113322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203F2A, 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 #203F2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203F2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #203F2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203f2a; }
.text { color: #203f2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203f2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 63 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203f2a, #203f3a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #203F2A?: #203F2A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203F2A?: The RGB value is 32, 63, 42: 32 red, 63 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203F2A?: The complementary color is #3F2035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203F2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.