What color is #204E53?

#204E53 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 #204E53?

The RGB value is 32, 78, 83: 32 red, 78 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #204E53?

The complementary color is #532520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #204E53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#204E53 color

#204E53 rgb(32, 78, 83)

Shades of teal

The hex color #204E53 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 30.6% green and 32.5% blue (32, 78, 83).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 44% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Mystery (#23505A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#204E53 color codes

HEX	`#204E53`
RGB	`rgb(32, 78, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 30.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 44%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 61%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 6%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.35, -13.94, -7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.35, 15.93, 208.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.881, 6.38, 9.156)`
Decimal	`2117203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #204E53, 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 #204E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#204E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #204E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #204e53; }
.text { color: #204e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #204e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 78 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #204e53, #203553); }

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Questions

What color is #204E53?: #204E53 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 #204E53?: The RGB value is 32, 78, 83: 32 red, 78 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #204E53?: The complementary color is #532520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #204E53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.