What color is #204646?

#204646 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #204646?

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

What is the complementary color of #204646?

The complementary color is #462020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #204646?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#204646 color

#204646 rgb(32, 70, 70)

Shades of teal

The hex color #204646 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 37% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#204646 color codes

HEX	`#204646`
RGB	`rgb(32, 70, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 27.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 37%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 54%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.1, -13.45, -4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.1, 14.08, 197.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.891, 5.129, 6.578)`
Decimal	`2115142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #204646, 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 #204646	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#204646 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #204646 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #204646; }
.text { color: #204646; }
.border { border: 2px solid #204646; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 70 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #204646, #203346); }

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Questions

What color is #204646?: #204646 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #204646?: The RGB value is 32, 70, 70: 32 red, 70 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #204646?: The complementary color is #462020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #204646?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.