What color is #031918?

#031918 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #031918?

The RGB value is 3, 25, 24: 3 red, 25 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #031918?

The complementary color is #190304, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #031918?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#031918 color

#031918 rgb(3, 25, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #031918 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 9.8% green and 9.4% blue (3, 25, 24).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 79% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.16:1).

#031918 color codes

HEX	`#031918`
RGB	`rgb(3, 25, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 9.8%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 79%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 88%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 0%, 4%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.05, -7.86, -1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.05, 8.1, 193.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.55, 0.781, 0.986)`
Decimal	`203032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #031918, 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 #031918	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#031918 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #031918 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #031918; }
.text { color: #031918; }
.border { border: 2px solid #031918; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 25 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #031918, #030f19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #031918?: #031918 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #031918?: The RGB value is 3, 25, 24: 3 red, 25 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #031918?: The complementary color is #190304, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #031918?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.