What color is #204C51?

#204C51 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #204C51?

The RGB value is 32, 76, 81: 32 red, 76 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #204C51?

The complementary color is #512520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #204C51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#204C51 color

#204C51 rgb(32, 76, 81)

Shades of teal

The hex color #204C51 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 29.8% green and 31.8% blue (32, 76, 81).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 43% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Mystery (#23505A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#204C51 color codes

HEX	`#204C51`
RGB	`rgb(32, 76, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 29.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 43%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 60%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 6%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.59, -13.44, -7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.59, 15.42, 209.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.665, 6.07, 8.709)`
Decimal	`2116689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #204C51, 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 #204C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#204C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #204C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #204c51; }
.text { color: #204c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #204c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 76 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #204c51, #203451); }

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Questions

What color is #204C51?: #204C51 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #204C51?: The RGB value is 32, 76, 81: 32 red, 76 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #204C51?: The complementary color is #512520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #204C51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.