What color is #204457?

#204457 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Capital Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #204457?

The RGB value is 32, 68, 87: 32 red, 68 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #204457?

The complementary color is #573320, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #204457?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#204457 color

#204457 rgb(32, 68, 87)

Shades of blue

The hex color #204457 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 26.7% green and 34.1% blue (32, 68, 87).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 46% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Capital Blue (#1A4157), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#204457 color codes

HEX	`#204457`
RGB	`rgb(32, 68, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 26.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 46%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 63%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 22%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.1, -6.48, -15.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.1, 16.56, 246.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.382, 5.129, 9.774)`
Decimal	`2114647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #204457, 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 #204457	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#204457 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #204457 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #204457; }
.text { color: #204457; }
.border { border: 2px solid #204457; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 68 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #204457, #202857); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #204457?: #204457 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Capital Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #204457?: The RGB value is 32, 68, 87: 32 red, 68 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #204457?: The complementary color is #573320, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #204457?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.