What color is #00312C?

#00312C is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00312C?

The RGB value is 0, 49, 44: 0 red, 49 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00312C?

The complementary color is #310005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00312C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00312C color

#00312C rgb(0, 49, 44)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00312C is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 19.2% green and 17.3% blue (0, 49, 44).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.23:1).

#00312C color codes

HEX	`#00312C`
RGB	`rgb(0, 49, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 19.2%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 100%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 10%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.36, -16.92, -1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.36, 16.96, 184.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.553, 2.378, 2.76)`
Decimal	`12588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00312C, 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 #00312C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00312C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #00312C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00312c; }
.text { color: #00312c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00312c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 49 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00312c, #001d31); }

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Questions

What color is #00312C?: #00312C is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00312C?: The RGB value is 0, 49, 44: 0 red, 49 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00312C?: The complementary color is #310005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00312C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.