What color is #031D24?

#031D24 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 #031D24?

The RGB value is 3, 29, 36: 3 red, 29 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #031D24?

The complementary color is #240A03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #031D24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#031D24 color

#031D24 rgb(3, 29, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #031D24 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 11.4% green and 14.1% blue (3, 29, 36).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 85% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.43:1).

#031D24 color codes

HEX	`#031D24`
RGB	`rgb(3, 29, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 11.4%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 85%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 92%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 19%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.2, -7.08, -7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.2, 10.49, 227.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.795, 1.025, 1.825)`
Decimal	`204068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #031D24, 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 #031D24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#031D24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #031D24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #031d24; }
.text { color: #031d24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #031d24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 29 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #031d24, #030c24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #031D24?: #031D24 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 #031D24?: The RGB value is 3, 29, 36: 3 red, 29 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #031D24?: The complementary color is #240A03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #031D24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.