What color is #031E31?

#031E31 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Oxford by Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #031E31?

The RGB value is 3, 30, 49: 3 red, 30 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #031E31?

The complementary color is #311603, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #031E31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#031E31 color

#031E31 rgb(3, 30, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #031E31 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 11.8% green and 19.2% blue (3, 30, 49).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 88% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 94% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Oxford by Night (#001B2E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.02:1).

#031E31 color codes

HEX	`#031E31`
RGB	`rgb(3, 30, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 11.8%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 88%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 94%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(94%, 39%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.33, -1.93, -15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.33, 15.63, 262.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.056, 1.17, 3.075)`
Decimal	`204337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #031E31, 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 #031E31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#031E31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #031E31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #031e31; }
.text { color: #031e31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #031e31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 30 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #031e31, #030731); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #031E31?: #031E31 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Oxford by Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #031E31?: The RGB value is 3, 30, 49: 3 red, 30 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #031E31?: The complementary color is #311603, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #031E31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.