What color is #032006?

#032006 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 #032006?

The RGB value is 3, 32, 6: 3 red, 32 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #032006?

The complementary color is #20031D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #032006?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#032006 color

#032006 rgb(3, 32, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #032006 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 12.5% green and 2.4% blue (3, 32, 6).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 83% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 0% magenta, 81% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.31:1).

#032006 color codes

HEX	`#032006`
RGB	`rgb(3, 32, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 12.5%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 83%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 91%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 0%, 81%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.53, -17.02, 11.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.53, 20.51, 146.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.587, 1.065, 0.347)`
Decimal	`204806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #032006, 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 #032006	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#032006 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.31:1	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 #032006 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #032006; }
.text { color: #032006; }
.border { border: 2px solid #032006; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 32 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #032006, #032015); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #032006?: #032006 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 #032006?: The RGB value is 3, 32, 6: 3 red, 32 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #032006?: The complementary color is #20031D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #032006?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.