What color is #03142D?

#03142D is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #03142D?

The RGB value is 3, 20, 45: 3 red, 20 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #03142D?

The complementary color is #2D1C03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #03142D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#03142D color

#03142D rgb(3, 20, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #03142D is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 7.8% green and 17.6% blue (3, 20, 45).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 88% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Squid’s Ink (#041330), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.39:1).

#03142D color codes

HEX	`#03142D`
RGB	`rgb(3, 20, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 7.8%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 88%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 93%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 56%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.4, 3.57, -18.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.4, 19.14, 280.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.761, 0.709, 2.579)`
Decimal	`201773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #03142D, 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 #03142D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#03142D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #03142D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #03142d; }
.text { color: #03142d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #03142d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 20 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #03142d, #07032d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #03142D?: #03142D is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #03142D?: The RGB value is 3, 20, 45: 3 red, 20 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #03142D?: The complementary color is #2D1C03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #03142D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.