What color is #032521?

#032521 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #032521?

The RGB value is 3, 37, 33: 3 red, 37 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #032521?

The complementary color is #250307, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #032521?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#032521 color

#032521 rgb(3, 37, 33)

Shades of teal

The hex color #032521 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 14.5% green and 12.9% blue (3, 37, 33).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 85% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.27:1).

#032521 color codes

HEX	`#032521`
RGB	`rgb(3, 37, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 14.5%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 85%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 92%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 0%, 11%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.3, -13.4, -0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.3, 13.43, 183.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.973, 1.452, 1.668)`
Decimal	`206113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #032521, 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 #032521	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#032521 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #032521 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #032521; }
.text { color: #032521; }
.border { border: 2px solid #032521; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 37 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #032521, #031825); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #032521?: #032521 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #032521?: The RGB value is 3, 37, 33: 3 red, 37 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #032521?: The complementary color is #250307, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #032521?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.