What color is #031808?

#031808 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #031808?

The RGB value is 3, 24, 8: 3 red, 24 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #031808?

The complementary color is #180313, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #031808?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#031808 color

#031808 rgb(3, 24, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #031808 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 9.4% green and 3.1% blue (3, 24, 8).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 78% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.45:1).

#031808 color codes

HEX	`#031808`
RGB	`rgb(3, 24, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 9.4%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 78%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 88%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 0%, 67%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.23, -10.16, 5.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.23, 11.73, 150)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.408, 0.69, 0.341)`
Decimal	`202760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #031808, 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 #031808	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#031808 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.45:1	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 #031808 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #031808; }
.text { color: #031808; }
.border { border: 2px solid #031808; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 24 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #031808, #031812); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #031808?: #031808 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #031808?: The RGB value is 3, 24, 8: 3 red, 24 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #031808?: The complementary color is #180313, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #031808?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.