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#20504D Color

#20504D is rgb(32, 80, 77) in RGB, hsl(176, 43%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 0%, 4%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Jungle Green (#004B49), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#20504D
HEX#20504D
RGBrgb(32, 80, 77)
HSLhsl(176, 43%, 22%)
HSVhsv(176, 60%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 0%, 4%, 69%)
OKLCHoklch(39.7% 0.052 189.7)
LABlab(30.69% -17.57 -3.43)
LCHlch(30.69% 17.91 191.04)

What #20504D 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 #20504D, 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 teal in the library.

#20504D Channel Values

How #20504D 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 80 · B 778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 176° · S 43% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 176° · S 60% · V 31%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 60% · M 0% · Y 4% · K 69%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.07:1 vs white · 2.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #20504D 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 text9.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #20504D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #20504D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #20504D; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #20504D

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #20504D.

How #20504D 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#20504D
Protanopia#4A4A4D
Protanomaly#3D4D4D
Deuteranopia#44444E
Deuteranomaly#39494E
Tritanopia#215050
Tritanomaly#21504F
Achromatopsia#494949

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #20504D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-20504d: #20504D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #20504D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-20504d': '#20504D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.125, green: 0.314, blue: 0.302)
Android XML<color name="color_20504d">#20504D</color>
SVG fillfill="#20504D"

More Teal Colors

#20504D sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#20504D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #20504D?

#20504D is a dark teal — rgb(32, 80, 77) in RGB and hsl(176, 43%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Jungle Green (#004B49), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.99.

What is the RGB value of #20504D?

#20504D is rgb(32, 80, 77) — red 32, green 80, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #20504D?

#20504D converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 0%, 4%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #20504D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #20504D scores 9.07:1 against white and 2.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #20504D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #20504D 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 5.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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