What color is #205F5B?

#205F5B is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #205F5B?

The RGB value is 32, 95, 91: 32 red, 95 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #205F5B?

The complementary color is #5F2024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #205F5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#205F5B color

#205F5B rgb(32, 95, 91)

Shades of teal

The hex color #205F5B is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 37.3% green and 35.7% blue (32, 95, 91).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 50% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Forest (#28615D), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#205F5B color codes

HEX	`#205F5B`
RGB	`rgb(32, 95, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 37.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 50%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 66%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 4%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.45, -20.84, -3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.45, 21.15, 189.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.575, 9.246, 11.334)`
Decimal	`2121563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #205F5B, 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 #205F5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#205F5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #205F5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #205f5b; }
.text { color: #205f5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #205f5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 95 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #205f5b, #20445f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #205F5B?: #205F5B is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #205F5B?: The RGB value is 32, 95, 91: 32 red, 95 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #205F5B?: The complementary color is #5F2024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #205F5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.