What color is #003D31?

#003D31 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003D31?

The RGB value is 0, 61, 49: 0 red, 61 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003D31?

The complementary color is #3D000C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003D31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003D31 color

#003D31 rgb(0, 61, 49)

Shades of teal

The hex color #003D31 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 23.9% green and 19.2% blue (0, 61, 49).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.27:1).

#003D31 color codes

HEX	`#003D31`
RGB	`rgb(0, 61, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 23.9%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 100%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 100%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 20%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.16, -21.48, 2.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.16, 21.61, 173.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.223, 3.559, 3.475)`
Decimal	`15665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003D31, 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 #003D31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003D31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #003D31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003d31; }
.text { color: #003d31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003d31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 61 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003d31, #002b3d); }

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Questions

What color is #003D31?: #003D31 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003D31?: The RGB value is 0, 61, 49: 0 red, 61 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003D31?: The complementary color is #3D000C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003D31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.