What color is #204A25?

#204A25 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #204A25?

The RGB value is 32, 74, 37: 32 red, 74 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #204A25?

The complementary color is #4A2045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #204A25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#204A25 color

#204A25 rgb(32, 74, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #204A25 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 29% green and 14.5% blue (32, 74, 37).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 40% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Myrtle (#21421E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#204A25 color codes

HEX	`#204A25`
RGB	`rgb(32, 74, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 29%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 40%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 57%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 50%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.68, -23.87, 17.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.68, 29.71, 143.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.378, 5.338, 2.602)`
Decimal	`2116133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #204A25, 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 #204A25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#204A25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #204A25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #204a25; }
.text { color: #204a25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #204a25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 74 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #204a25, #204a3a); }

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Questions

What color is #204A25?: #204A25 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #204A25?: The RGB value is 32, 74, 37: 32 red, 74 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #204A25?: The complementary color is #4A2045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #204A25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.