What color is #204F4E?

#204F4E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #204F4E?

The RGB value is 32, 79, 78: 32 red, 79 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #204F4E?

The complementary color is #4F2021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #204F4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#204F4E color

#204F4E rgb(32, 79, 78)

Shades of teal

The hex color #204F4E is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 31% green and 30.6% blue (32, 79, 78).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 42% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#204F4E color codes

HEX	`#204F4E`
RGB	`rgb(32, 79, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 31%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 42%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 59%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 1%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.52, -16.12, -4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.52, 16.68, 194.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.766, 6.449, 8.2)`
Decimal	`2117454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #204F4E, 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 #204F4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#204F4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #204F4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #204f4e; }
.text { color: #204f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #204f4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 79 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #204f4e, #20394f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #204F4E?: #204F4E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #204F4E?: The RGB value is 32, 79, 78: 32 red, 79 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #204F4E?: The complementary color is #4F2021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #204F4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.