What color is #032225?

#032225 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 #032225?

The RGB value is 3, 34, 37: 3 red, 34 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #032225?

The complementary color is #250603, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #032225?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#032225 color

#032225 rgb(3, 34, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #032225 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 13.3% green and 14.5% blue (3, 34, 37).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 85% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.67:1).

#032225 color codes

HEX	`#032225`
RGB	`rgb(3, 34, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 13.3%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 85%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 92%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 8%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.25, -10.02, -5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.25, 11.35, 208.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.943, 1.297, 1.951)`
Decimal	`205349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #032225, 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 #032225	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#032225 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #032225 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #032225; }
.text { color: #032225; }
.border { border: 2px solid #032225; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 34 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #032225, #031125); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #032225?: #032225 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 #032225?: The RGB value is 3, 34, 37: 3 red, 34 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #032225?: The complementary color is #250603, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #032225?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.