What color is #204B46?

#204B46 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 #204B46?

The RGB value is 32, 75, 70: 32 red, 75 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #204B46?

The complementary color is #4B2025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #204B46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#204B46 color

#204B46 rgb(32, 75, 70)

Shades of teal

The hex color #204B46 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 29.4% green and 27.5% blue (32, 75, 70).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 40% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#204B46 color codes

HEX	`#204B46`
RGB	`rgb(32, 75, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 29.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 40%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 57%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 7%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.85, -16.33, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.85, 16.4, 185.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.217, 5.781, 6.687)`
Decimal	`2116422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #204B46, 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 #204B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#204B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #204B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #204b46; }
.text { color: #204b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #204b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 75 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #204b46, #203b4b); }

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Questions

What color is #204B46?: #204B46 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 #204B46?: The RGB value is 32, 75, 70: 32 red, 75 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #204B46?: The complementary color is #4B2025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #204B46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.