What color is #20445F?

#20445F is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20445F?

The RGB value is 32, 68, 95: 32 red, 68 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20445F?

The complementary color is #5F3B20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20445F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20445F color

#20445F rgb(32, 68, 95)

Shades of blue

The hex color #20445F is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 26.7% green and 37.3% blue (32, 68, 95).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 50% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is One Year of Rain (#29465B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#20445F color codes

HEX	`#20445F`
RGB	`rgb(32, 68, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 26.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 50%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 66%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 28%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.48, -3.54, -19.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.48, 20.13, 259.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.728, 5.267, 11.592)`
Decimal	`2114655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20445F, 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 #20445F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20445F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #20445F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20445f; }
.text { color: #20445f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20445f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 68 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20445f, #20245f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #20445F?: #20445F is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20445F?: The RGB value is 32, 68, 95: 32 red, 68 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20445F?: The complementary color is #5F3B20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20445F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.