What color is #20452E?

#20452E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20452E?

The RGB value is 32, 69, 46: 32 red, 69 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20452E?

The complementary color is #452037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20452E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20452E color

#20452E rgb(32, 69, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #20452E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 27.1% green and 18% blue (32, 69, 46).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 37% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#20452E color codes

HEX	`#20452E`
RGB	`rgb(32, 69, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 27.1%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 37%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 54%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 33%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.04, -19.48, 9.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.04, 21.86, 153.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.217, 4.76, 3.334)`
Decimal	`2114862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20452E, 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 #20452E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20452E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #20452E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20452e; }
.text { color: #20452e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20452e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 69 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20452e, #204541); }

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Questions

What color is #20452E?: #20452E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20452E?: The RGB value is 32, 69, 46: 32 red, 69 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20452E?: The complementary color is #452037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20452E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.