What color is #031401?

#031401 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #031401?

The RGB value is 3, 20, 1: 3 red, 20 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #031401?

The complementary color is #120114, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #031401?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#031401 color

#031401 rgb(3, 20, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #031401 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 7.8% green and 0.4% blue (3, 20, 1).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 90% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 0% magenta, 95% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.02:1).

#031401 color codes

HEX	`#031401`
RGB	`rgb(3, 20, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 7.8%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 90%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 95%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 0%, 95%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.71, -8.31, 6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.71, 10.55, 141.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.293, 0.522, 0.114)`
Decimal	`201729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #031401, 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 #031401	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#031401 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #031401 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #031401; }
.text { color: #031401; }
.border { border: 2px solid #031401; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 20 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #031401, #011408); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #031401?: #031401 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #031401?: The RGB value is 3, 20, 1: 3 red, 20 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #031401?: The complementary color is #120114, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #031401?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.