What color is #205321?

#205321 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #205321?

The RGB value is 32, 83, 33: 32 red, 83 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #205321?

The complementary color is #532052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #205321?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#205321 color

#205321 rgb(32, 83, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #205321 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 32.5% green and 12.9% blue (32, 83, 33).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 44% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#205321 color codes

HEX	`#205321`
RGB	`rgb(32, 83, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 32.5%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 44%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 61%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 60%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.89, -28.71, 23.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.89, 37.39, 140.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.963, 6.603, 2.504)`
Decimal	`2118433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #205321, 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 #205321	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#205321 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	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 #205321 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #205321; }
.text { color: #205321; }
.border { border: 2px solid #205321; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 83 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #205321, #20533b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #205321?: #205321 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #205321?: The RGB value is 32, 83, 33: 32 red, 83 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #205321?: The complementary color is #532052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #205321?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.