What color is #208790?

#208790 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #208790?

The RGB value is 32, 135, 144: 32 red, 135 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #208790?

The complementary color is #902920, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #208790?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#208790 color

#208790 rgb(32, 135, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #208790 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 52.9% green and 56.5% blue (32, 135, 144).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 64% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Turkish Jade (#2B888D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#208790 color codes

HEX	`#208790`
RGB	`rgb(32, 135, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 52.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 64%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 78%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 6%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.44, -24.79, -13.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.44, 28.01, 207.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.291, 19.647, 29.419)`
Decimal	`2131856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #208790, 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 #208790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#208790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #208790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #208790; }
.text { color: #208790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #208790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 135 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #208790, #204f90); }

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Questions

What color is #208790?: #208790 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #208790?: The RGB value is 32, 135, 144: 32 red, 135 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #208790?: The complementary color is #902920, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #208790?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.