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#205D76

#205D76 is a dark, rich blue, close to the color Teal Blue. In RGB it’s made of 12.5% red, 36.5% green, and 46.3% blue. Its hue is 197°, with 57% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

7.27:1 AAA
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This color as text on black

2.89:1 Fail

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #205D76 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#205D76
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #205D76?

#205D76 is a dark, rich blue, close to the color Teal Blue. In RGB it’s made of 12.5% red, 36.5% green, and 46.3% blue. Its hue is 197°, with 57% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #205D76 in RGB?

#205D76 is rgb(32, 93, 118): 32 red, 93 green, and 118 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #205D76 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(73, 21, 0, 54). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #205D76?

PANTONE 308 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #205D76?

Its complement #754D3D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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