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#20657E Color

#20657E is rgb(32, 101, 126) in RGB, hsl(196, 59%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(75%, 20%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Sapphire (#126180), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#20657E
HEX#20657E
RGBrgb(32, 101, 126)
HSLhsl(196, 59%, 31%)
HSVhsv(196, 75%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(75%, 20%, 0%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(47.6% 0.078 226.4)
LABlab(39.44% -15.33 -20.62)
LCHlch(39.44% 25.69 233.37)

What #20657E 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 #20657E, 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.

#20657E Channel Values

How #20657E 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 101 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 196° · S 59% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 196° · S 75% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 75% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.51:1 vs white · 3.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #20657E 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 text6.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #20657E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #20657E; 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 #20657E

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #20657E.

How #20657E 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#20657E
Protanopia#5D5D7E
Protanomaly#4C617E
Deuteranopia#55557F
Deuteranomaly#465C7F
Tritanopia#0E6969
Tritanomaly#176772
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #20657E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-20657e: #20657E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #20657E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-20657e': '#20657E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.125, green: 0.396, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_20657e">#20657E</color>
SVG fillfill="#20657E"

More Teal Colors

#20657E sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#20657E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #20657E?

#20657E is a dark teal — rgb(32, 101, 126) in RGB and hsl(196, 59%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Sapphire (#126180), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.07.

What is the RGB value of #20657E?

#20657E is rgb(32, 101, 126) — red 32, green 101, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #20657E?

#20657E converts to approximately cmyk(75%, 20%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #20657E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #20657E scores 6.51:1 against white and 3.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #20657E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #20657E 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 18.85, which is visibly different.

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