What color is #204341?

#204341 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #204341?

The RGB value is 32, 67, 65: 32 red, 67 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #204341?

The complementary color is #432022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #204341?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#204341 color

#204341 rgb(32, 67, 65)

Shades of teal

The hex color #204341 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 26.3% green and 25.5% blue (32, 67, 65).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 35% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#204341 color codes

HEX	`#204341`
RGB	`rgb(32, 67, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 26.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 35%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 52%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 3%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.87, -13.24, -2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.87, 13.51, 191.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.557, 4.703, 5.72)`
Decimal	`2114369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #204341, 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 #204341	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#204341 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #204341 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #204341; }
.text { color: #204341; }
.border { border: 2px solid #204341; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 67 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #204341, #203443); }

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Questions

What color is #204341?: #204341 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #204341?: The RGB value is 32, 67, 65: 32 red, 67 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #204341?: The complementary color is #432022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #204341?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.