What color is #205875?

#205875 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Moroccan Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #205875?

The RGB value is 32, 88, 117: 32 red, 88 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #205875?

The complementary color is #753D20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #205875?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#205875 color

#205875 rgb(32, 88, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #205875 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 34.5% green and 45.9% blue (32, 88, 117).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 57% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Moroccan Blue (#115674), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#205875 color codes

HEX	`#205875`
RGB	`rgb(32, 88, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 34.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 57%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 73%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 25%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.14, -7.96, -21.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.14, 23.19, 249.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.295, 8.57, 18.096)`
Decimal	`2119797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #205875, 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 #205875	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#205875 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #205875 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #205875; }
.text { color: #205875; }
.border { border: 2px solid #205875; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 88 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #205875, #202d75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #205875?: #205875 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Moroccan Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #205875?: The RGB value is 32, 88, 117: 32 red, 88 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #205875?: The complementary color is #753D20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #205875?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.