What color is #204D44?

#204D44 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 #204D44?

The RGB value is 32, 77, 68: 32 red, 77 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #204D44?

The complementary color is #4D2029, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #204D44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#204D44 color

#204D44 rgb(32, 77, 68)

Shades of teal

The hex color #204D44 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 30.2% green and 26.7% blue (32, 77, 68).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 41% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#204D44 color codes

HEX	`#204D44`
RGB	`rgb(32, 77, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 30.2%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 41%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 58%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 12%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.49, -18.03, 0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.49, 18.04, 177.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.292, 6.032, 6.406)`
Decimal	`2116932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #204D44, 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 #204D44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#204D44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	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 #204D44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #204d44; }
.text { color: #204d44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #204d44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 77 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #204d44, #20404d); }

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Questions

What color is #204D44?: #204D44 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 #204D44?: The RGB value is 32, 77, 68: 32 red, 77 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #204D44?: The complementary color is #4D2029, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #204D44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.