What color is #20A527?

#20A527 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Hedged Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20A527?

The RGB value is 32, 165, 39: 32 red, 165 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20A527?

The complementary color is #A5209E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20A527?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20A527 color

#20A527 rgb(32, 165, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #20A527 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 64.7% green and 15.3% blue (32, 165, 39).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 68% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hedged Garden (#00AA11), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#20A527 color codes

HEX	`#20A527`
RGB	`rgb(32, 165, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 64.7%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 68%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 81%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 0%, 76%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.31, -57.95, 51.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.31, 77.81, 138.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.416, 27.362, 6.441)`
Decimal	`2139431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20A527, 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 #20A527	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#20A527 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #20A527 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20a527; }
.text { color: #20a527; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20a527; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 165 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20a527, #20a569); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #20A527?: #20A527 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Hedged Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20A527?: The RGB value is 32, 165, 39: 32 red, 165 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20A527?: The complementary color is #A5209E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20A527?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.