What color is #204540?

#204540 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #204540?

The RGB value is 32, 69, 64: 32 red, 69 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #204540?

The complementary color is #452025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #204540?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#204540 color

#204540 rgb(32, 69, 64)

Shades of teal

The hex color #204540 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 27.1% green and 25.1% blue (32, 69, 64).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 37% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#204540 color codes

HEX	`#204540`
RGB	`rgb(32, 69, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 27.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 37%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 54%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 7%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.54, -14.71, -1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.54, 14.74, 184.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.649, 4.933, 5.609)`
Decimal	`2114880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #204540, 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 #204540	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#204540 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #204540 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #204540; }
.text { color: #204540; }
.border { border: 2px solid #204540; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 69 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #204540, #203845); }

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Questions

What color is #204540?: #204540 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #204540?: The RGB value is 32, 69, 64: 32 red, 69 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #204540?: The complementary color is #452025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #204540?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.