What color is #20422E?

#20422E 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 #20422E?

The RGB value is 32, 66, 46: 32 red, 66 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20422E?

The complementary color is #422034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20422E?

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.

#20422E color

#20422E rgb(32, 66, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #20422E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 25.9% green and 18% blue (32, 66, 46).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 35% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#20422E color codes

HEX	`#20422E`
RGB	`rgb(32, 66, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 25.9%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 35%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 52%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 30%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.95, -17.87, 8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.95, 19.75, 154.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.037, 4.401, 3.274)`
Decimal	`2114094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20422E, 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 #20422E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20422E 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 #20422E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20422e; }
.text { color: #20422e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20422e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 66 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20422e, #20423f); }

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Questions

What color is #20422E?: #20422E 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 #20422E?: The RGB value is 32, 66, 46: 32 red, 66 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20422E?: The complementary color is #422034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20422E?: 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.