What color is #031714?

#031714 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #031714?

The RGB value is 3, 23, 20: 3 red, 23 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #031714?

The complementary color is #170306, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #031714?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#031714 color

#031714 rgb(3, 23, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #031714 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 9% green and 7.8% blue (3, 23, 20).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 77% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.48:1).

#031714 color codes

HEX	`#031714`
RGB	`rgb(3, 23, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 9%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 77%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 87%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 0%, 13%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.17, -7.32, -0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.17, 7.33, 182.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.47, 0.683, 0.769)`
Decimal	`202516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #031714, 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 #031714	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#031714 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.48:1	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 #031714 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #031714; }
.text { color: #031714; }
.border { border: 2px solid #031714; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 23 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #031714, #031017); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #031714?: #031714 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #031714?: The RGB value is 3, 23, 20: 3 red, 23 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #031714?: The complementary color is #170306, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #031714?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.