What color is #03201C?

#03201C is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #03201C?

The RGB value is 3, 32, 28: 3 red, 32 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #03201C?

The complementary color is #200307, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #03201C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#03201C color

#03201C rgb(3, 32, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #03201C is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 12.5% green and 11% blue (3, 32, 28).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 83% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.11:1).

#03201C color codes

HEX	`#03201C`
RGB	`rgb(3, 32, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 12.5%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 83%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 91%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 0%, 12%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.08, -12.16, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.08, 12.17, 182.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.764, 1.136, 1.277)`
Decimal	`204828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #03201C, 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 #03201C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#03201C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.11:1	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 #03201C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #03201c; }
.text { color: #03201c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #03201c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 32 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #03201c, #031620); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #03201C?: #03201C is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #03201C?: The RGB value is 3, 32, 28: 3 red, 32 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #03201C?: The complementary color is #200307, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #03201C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.