What color is #031B1F?

#031B1F is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #031B1F?

The RGB value is 3, 27, 31: 3 red, 27 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #031B1F?

The complementary color is #1F0703, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #031B1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#031B1F color

#031B1F rgb(3, 27, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #031B1F is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 10.6% green and 12.2% blue (3, 27, 31).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 82% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.79:1).

#031B1F color codes

HEX	`#031B1F`
RGB	`rgb(3, 27, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 10.6%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 82%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 90%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 13%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.15, -7.4, -5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.15, 9.28, 217.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.677, 0.902, 1.435)`
Decimal	`203551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #031B1F, 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 #031B1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#031B1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #031B1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #031b1f; }
.text { color: #031b1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #031b1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 27 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #031b1f, #030d1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #031B1F?: #031B1F is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #031B1F?: The RGB value is 3, 27, 31: 3 red, 27 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #031B1F?: The complementary color is #1F0703, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #031B1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.