What color is #205D1F?

#205D1F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Woodland Wonder. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #205D1F?

The RGB value is 32, 93, 31: 32 red, 93 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #205D1F?

The complementary color is #5C1F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #205D1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#205D1F color

#205D1F rgb(32, 93, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #205D1F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 36.5% green and 12.2% blue (32, 93, 31).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 50% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Wonder (#0D6323), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#205D1F color codes

HEX	`#205D1F`
RGB	`rgb(32, 93, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 36.5%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 50%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 67%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 67%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.47, -33.26, 29.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.47, 44.24, 138.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.757, 8.234, 2.635)`
Decimal	`2120991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #205D1F, 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 #205D1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#205D1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #205D1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #205d1f; }
.text { color: #205d1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #205d1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 93 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #205d1f, #1f5d3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #205D1F?: #205D1F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Woodland Wonder. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #205D1F?: The RGB value is 32, 93, 31: 32 red, 93 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #205D1F?: The complementary color is #5C1F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #205D1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.