What color is #03230D?

#03230D 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 #03230D?

The RGB value is 3, 35, 13: 3 red, 35 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #03230D?

The complementary color is #230319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #03230D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#03230D color

#03230D rgb(3, 35, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #03230D is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 13.7% green and 5.1% blue (3, 35, 13).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 84% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.8:1).

#03230D color codes

HEX	`#03230D`
RGB	`rgb(3, 35, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 13.7%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 84%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 91%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 0%, 63%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.92, -17.95, 10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.92, 20.79, 149.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.711, 1.25, 0.585)`
Decimal	`205581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #03230D, 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 #03230D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#03230D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #03230D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #03230d; }
.text { color: #03230d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #03230d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 35 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #03230d, #03231d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #03230D?: #03230D 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 #03230D?: The RGB value is 3, 35, 13: 3 red, 35 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #03230D?: The complementary color is #230319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #03230D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.