What color is #204641?

#204641 is a 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 #204641?

The RGB value is 32, 70, 65: 32 red, 70 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #204641?

The complementary color is #462025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #204641?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#204641 color

#204641 rgb(32, 70, 65)

Shades of teal

The hex color #204641 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 27.5% green and 25.5% blue (32, 70, 65).

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 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#204641 color codes

HEX	`#204641`
RGB	`rgb(32, 70, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 27.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 37%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 54%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 7%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.93, -14.98, -1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.93, 15.03, 184.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.74, 5.069, 5.781)`
Decimal	`2115137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #204641, 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 #204641	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#204641 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #204641 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #204641; }
.text { color: #204641; }
.border { border: 2px solid #204641; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 70 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #204641, #203846); }

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Questions

What color is #204641?: #204641 is a 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 #204641?: The RGB value is 32, 70, 65: 32 red, 70 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #204641?: The complementary color is #462025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #204641?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.