Information about #204956 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A confidently colored water-like cyan, #204956 carries a shadowy depth. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Astronaut Blue (#214559). Nearby in the Register you will also find Beatnik (#1F4F54) and Arapawa (#274A5D).
The recipe behind #204956 is rgb(32, 73, 86), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.1:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:66), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #204956 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#204956 color variations
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#204956 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#204956 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#204956 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#204956 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#204956 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #204956 color
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Nearest named colors to #204956
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#214559
#1F4F54
#274A5D
#203F58
#1B5256
#29465B
#174358
#21425F
#274059
#275359
#253F4E
#284962
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#204956
- RGB32, 73, 86
- CMYK21, 5, 0, 66
- CSSrgb(32, 73, 86)
- HSL194°, 46%, 23%
- HSL Precise194.444°, 45.763%, 23.137%
- HSV194°, 63%, 34%
- HSB194°, 63%, 34%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.125
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
- GLSLvec3(0.125, 0.286, 0.337)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.125, 0.286, 0.337, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.125, 0.286, 0.337)
- Percentage of Red in RGB12.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID204956
- DECIMAL ID2115926
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
