What color is #20504E?

#20504E 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 #20504E?

The RGB value is 32, 80, 78: 32 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20504E?

The complementary color is #502022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20504E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20504E color

#20504E rgb(32, 80, 78)

Shades of teal

The hex color #20504E is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 31.4% green and 30.6% blue (32, 80, 78).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 43% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#20504E color codes

HEX	`#20504E`
RGB	`rgb(32, 80, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 31.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 43%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 60%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 2%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.86, -16.69, -3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.86, 17.1, 192.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.839, 6.594, 8.224)`
Decimal	`2117710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20504E, 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 #20504E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20504E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #20504E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20504e; }
.text { color: #20504e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20504e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 80 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20504e, #203a50); }

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Questions

What color is #20504E?: #20504E 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 #20504E?: The RGB value is 32, 80, 78: 32 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20504E?: The complementary color is #502022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20504E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.