What color is #204224?

#204224 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 #204224?

The RGB value is 32, 66, 36: 32 red, 66 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #204224?

The complementary color is #42203E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #204224?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#204224 color

#204224 rgb(32, 66, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #204224 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 25.9% green and 14.1% blue (32, 66, 36).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 35% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#204224 color codes

HEX	`#204224`
RGB	`rgb(32, 66, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 25.9%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 35%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 52%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 45%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.74, -20.03, 14.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.74, 24.74, 144.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.862, 4.331, 2.354)`
Decimal	`2114084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #204224, 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 #204224	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#204224 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #204224 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #204224; }
.text { color: #204224; }
.border { border: 2px solid #204224; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 66 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #204224, #204235); }

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Questions

What color is #204224?: #204224 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 #204224?: The RGB value is 32, 66, 36: 32 red, 66 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #204224?: The complementary color is #42203E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #204224?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.