What color is #208284?

#208284 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Jade Jewel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #208284?

The RGB value is 32, 130, 132: 32 red, 130 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #208284?

The complementary color is #842220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #208284?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#208284 color

#208284 rgb(32, 130, 132)

Shades of teal

The hex color #208284 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 51% green and 51.8% blue (32, 130, 132).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 61% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Jade Jewel (#247E81), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#208284 color codes

HEX	`#208284`
RGB	`rgb(32, 130, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 51%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 61%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 76%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 2%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.42, -26.09, -9.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.42, 27.61, 199.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.741, 17.937, 24.616)`
Decimal	`2130564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #208284, 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 #208284	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#208284 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #208284 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #208284; }
.text { color: #208284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #208284; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 130 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #208284, #205084); }

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Questions

What color is #208284?: #208284 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Jade Jewel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #208284?: The RGB value is 32, 130, 132: 32 red, 130 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #208284?: The complementary color is #842220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #208284?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.