What color is #031B46?

#031B46 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Subnautical. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #031B46?

The RGB value is 3, 27, 70: 3 red, 27 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #031B46?

The complementary color is #462E03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #031B46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#031B46 color

#031B46 rgb(3, 27, 70)

Shades of black

The hex color #031B46 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 10.6% green and 27.5% blue (3, 27, 70).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 92% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 96% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Subnautical (#012253), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.81:1).

#031B46 color codes

HEX	`#031B46`
RGB	`rgb(3, 27, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 10.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 92%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 96%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(96%, 61%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.89, 10.48, -29.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.89, 31.35, 289.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.535, 1.245, 5.953)`
Decimal	`203590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #031B46, 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 #031B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#031B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #031B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #031b46; }
.text { color: #031b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #031b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 27 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #031b46, #0c0346); }

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Questions

What color is #031B46?: #031B46 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Subnautical. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #031B46?: The RGB value is 3, 27, 70: 3 red, 27 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #031B46?: The complementary color is #462E03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #031B46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.