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#202528 Color

#202528 is rgb(32, 37, 40) in RGB, hsl(202, 11%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 7%, 0%, 84%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Charcoal Black (#232B2B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.51. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#202528
HEX#202528
RGBrgb(32, 37, 40)
HSLhsl(202, 11%, 14%)
HSVhsv(202, 20%, 16%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 7%, 0%, 84%)
OKLCHoklch(26.1% 0.009 234.1)
LABlab(14.27% -1.72 -2.81)
LCHlch(14.27% 3.29 238.50)

What #202528 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #202528, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#202528 Channel Values

How #202528 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 32 · G 37 · B 408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 11% · L 14%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 20% · V 16%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 84%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.48:1 vs white · 1.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #202528 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text15.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #202528

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #202528; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #202528

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #202528.

How #202528 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#202528
Protanopia#242428
Protanomaly#232528
Deuteranopia#232328
Deuteranomaly#222428
Tritanopia#202525
Tritanomaly#202526
Achromatopsia#242424

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Using #202528 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-202528: #202528;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #202528;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-202528': '#202528' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.125, green: 0.145, blue: 0.157)
Android XML<color name="color_202528">#202528</color>
SVG fillfill="#202528"

More Blue Colors

#202528 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#202528 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #202528?

#202528 is a darkest blue — rgb(32, 37, 40) in RGB and hsl(202, 11%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Charcoal Black (#232B2B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.51.

What is the RGB value of #202528?

#202528 is rgb(32, 37, 40) — red 32, green 37, and blue 40 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #202528?

#202528 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 7%, 0%, 84%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #202528 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #202528 scores 15.48:1 against white and 1.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #202528 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #202528 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 14.64, which is visibly different.

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