What color is #031C0B?

#031C0B is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #031C0B?

The RGB value is 3, 28, 11: 3 red, 28 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #031C0B?

The complementary color is #1C0314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #031C0B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#031C0B color

#031C0B rgb(3, 28, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #031C0B is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 11% green and 4.3% blue (3, 28, 11).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 81% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.88:1).

#031C0B color codes

HEX	`#031C0B`
RGB	`rgb(3, 28, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 11%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 81%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 89%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 0%, 61%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.89, -13.01, 7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.89, 14.8, 151.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.513, 0.874, 0.458)`
Decimal	`203787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #031C0B, 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 #031C0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#031C0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #031C0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #031c0b; }
.text { color: #031c0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #031c0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 28 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #031c0b, #031c18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #031C0B?: #031C0B is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #031C0B?: The RGB value is 3, 28, 11: 3 red, 28 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #031C0B?: The complementary color is #1C0314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #031C0B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.