What color is #031D14?

#031D14 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #031D14?

The RGB value is 3, 29, 20: 3 red, 29 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #031D14?

The complementary color is #1D030C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #031D14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#031D14 color

#031D14 rgb(3, 29, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #031D14 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 11.4% green and 7.8% blue (3, 29, 20).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 81% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.65:1).

#031D14 color codes

HEX	`#031D14`
RGB	`rgb(3, 29, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 11.4%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 81%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 90%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 0%, 31%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.56, -12.17, 3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.56, 12.56, 165.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.603, 0.949, 0.813)`
Decimal	`204052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #031D14, 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 #031D14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#031D14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #031D14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #031d14; }
.text { color: #031d14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #031d14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 29 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #031d14, #03191d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #031D14?: #031D14 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #031D14?: The RGB value is 3, 29, 20: 3 red, 29 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #031D14?: The complementary color is #1D030C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #031D14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.