What color is #031A0B?

#031A0B is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #031A0B?

The RGB value is 3, 26, 11: 3 red, 26 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #031A0B?

The complementary color is #1A0312, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #031A0B?

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.

#031A0B color

#031A0B rgb(3, 26, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #031A0B is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 10.2% green and 4.3% blue (3, 26, 11).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 79% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#031A0B color codes

HEX	`#031A0B`
RGB	`rgb(3, 26, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 10.2%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 79%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 88%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 0%, 58%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.07, -11.31, 5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.07, 12.74, 152.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.467, 0.782, 0.443)`
Decimal	`203275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #031A0B, 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 #031A0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#031A0B 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 #031A0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #031a0b; }
.text { color: #031a0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #031a0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 26 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #031a0b, #031a16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #031A0B?: #031A0B is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #031A0B?: The RGB value is 3, 26, 11: 3 red, 26 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #031A0B?: The complementary color is #1A0312, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #031A0B?: 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.