What color is #003106?

#003106 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color PCB Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003106?

The RGB value is 0, 49, 6: 0 red, 49 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003106?

The complementary color is #31002B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003106?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003106 color

#003106 rgb(0, 49, 6)

Shades of green

The hex color #003106 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 19.2% green and 2.4% blue (0, 49, 6).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 88% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is PCB Green (#002D04), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.56:1).

#003106 color codes

HEX	`#003106`
RGB	`rgb(0, 49, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 19.2%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 100%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 88%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.55, -26.15, 20.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.55, 33.43, 141.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.131, 2.21, 0.539)`
Decimal	`12550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003106, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #003106	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003106 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #003106 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003106; }
.text { color: #003106; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003106; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 49 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003106, #00311f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #003106?: #003106 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color PCB Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003106?: The RGB value is 0, 49, 6: 0 red, 49 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003106?: The complementary color is #31002B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003106?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.