What color is #204940?

#204940 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #204940?

The RGB value is 32, 73, 64: 32 red, 73 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #204940?

The complementary color is #492029, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #204940?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#204940 color

#204940 rgb(32, 73, 64)

Shades of teal

The hex color #204940 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 28.6% green and 25.1% blue (32, 73, 64).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 39% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#204940 color codes

HEX	`#204940`
RGB	`rgb(32, 73, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 28.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 39%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 56%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 12%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.96, -16.97, 1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.96, 17, 176.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.903, 5.442, 5.694)`
Decimal	`2115904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #204940, 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 #204940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#204940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #204940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #204940; }
.text { color: #204940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #204940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 73 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #204940, #203e49); }

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Questions

What color is #204940?: #204940 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #204940?: The RGB value is 32, 73, 64: 32 red, 73 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #204940?: The complementary color is #492029, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #204940?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.