What color is #204542?

#204542 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 #204542?

The RGB value is 32, 69, 66: 32 red, 69 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #204542?

The complementary color is #452023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #204542?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#204542 color

#204542 rgb(32, 69, 66)

Shades of teal

The hex color #204542 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 27.1% green and 25.9% blue (32, 69, 66).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 37% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#204542 color codes

HEX	`#204542`
RGB	`rgb(32, 69, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 27.1%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 37%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 54%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 4%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.61, -14.1, -2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.61, 14.29, 189.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.707, 4.956, 5.915)`
Decimal	`2114882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #204542, 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 #204542	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#204542 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #204542 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #204542; }
.text { color: #204542; }
.border { border: 2px solid #204542; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 69 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #204542, #203545); }

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Questions

What color is #204542?: #204542 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 #204542?: The RGB value is 32, 69, 66: 32 red, 69 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #204542?: The complementary color is #452023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #204542?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.