What color is #00311A?

#00311A is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00311A?

The RGB value is 0, 49, 26: 0 red, 49 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00311A?

The complementary color is #310017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00311A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00311A color

#00311A rgb(0, 49, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #00311A is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 19.2% green and 10.2% blue (0, 49, 26).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.44:1).

#00311A color codes

HEX	`#00311A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 49, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 19.2%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 100%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 47%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.85, -22.49, 10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.85, 24.77, 155.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.285, 2.271, 1.348)`
Decimal	`12570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00311A, 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 #00311A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00311A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #00311A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00311a; }
.text { color: #00311a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00311a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 49 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00311a, #002f31); }

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Questions

What color is #00311A?: #00311A is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00311A?: The RGB value is 0, 49, 26: 0 red, 49 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00311A?: The complementary color is #310017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00311A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.