What color is #20A261?

#20A261 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jungle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20A261?

The RGB value is 32, 162, 97: 32 red, 162 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20A261?

The complementary color is #A22061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20A261?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20A261 color

#20A261 rgb(32, 162, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #20A261 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 63.5% green and 38% blue (32, 162, 97).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 67% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Jungle (#00A466), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#20A261 color codes

HEX	`#20A261`
RGB	`rgb(32, 162, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 63.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 67%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 80%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 40%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.98, -49.02, 24.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.98, 54.77, 153.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.672, 27.009, 15.694)`
Decimal	`2138721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20A261, 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 #20A261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#20A261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #20A261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20a261; }
.text { color: #20a261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20a261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 162 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20a261, #20a2a2); }

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Questions

What color is #20A261?: #20A261 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jungle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20A261?: The RGB value is 32, 162, 97: 32 red, 162 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20A261?: The complementary color is #A22061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20A261?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.