What color is #204045?

#204045 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #204045?

The RGB value is 32, 64, 69: 32 red, 64 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #204045?

The complementary color is #452520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #204045?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#204045 color

#204045 rgb(32, 64, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #204045 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 25.1% green and 27.1% blue (32, 64, 69).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 37% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#204045 color codes

HEX	`#204045`
RGB	`rgb(32, 64, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 25.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 37%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 54%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 7%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.96, -10.17, -6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.96, 12.18, 213.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.503, 4.403, 6.294)`
Decimal	`2113605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #204045, 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 #204045	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#204045 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #204045 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #204045; }
.text { color: #204045; }
.border { border: 2px solid #204045; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 64 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #204045, #202d45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #204045?: #204045 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #204045?: The RGB value is 32, 64, 69: 32 red, 64 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #204045?: The complementary color is #452520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #204045?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.