What color is #205156?

#205156 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 #205156?

The RGB value is 32, 81, 86: 32 red, 81 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #205156?

The complementary color is #562520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #205156?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#205156 color

#205156 rgb(32, 81, 86)

Shades of teal

The hex color #205156 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 31.8% green and 33.7% blue (32, 81, 86).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 46% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Mystery (#23505A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#205156 color codes

HEX	`#205156`
RGB	`rgb(32, 81, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 31.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 46%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 63%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 6%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.49, -14.69, -7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.49, 16.68, 208.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.217, 6.863, 9.852)`
Decimal	`2117974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #205156, 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 #205156	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#205156 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #205156 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #205156; }
.text { color: #205156; }
.border { border: 2px solid #205156; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 81 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #205156, #203656); }

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Questions

What color is #205156?: #205156 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 #205156?: The RGB value is 32, 81, 86: 32 red, 81 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #205156?: The complementary color is #562520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #205156?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.