What color is #032B3D?

#032B3D is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Midnight Dreams. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #032B3D?

The RGB value is 3, 43, 61: 3 red, 43 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #032B3D?

The complementary color is #3D1503, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #032B3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#032B3D color

#032B3D rgb(3, 43, 61)

Shades of blue

The hex color #032B3D is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 16.9% green and 23.9% blue (3, 43, 61).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 91% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 95% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Dreams (#002233), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#032B3D color codes

HEX	`#032B3D`
RGB	`rgb(3, 43, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 16.9%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 91%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 95%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(95%, 30%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.92, -5.73, -15.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.92, 16.28, 249.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.743, 2.084, 4.724)`
Decimal	`207677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #032B3D, 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 #032B3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#032B3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #032B3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #032b3d; }
.text { color: #032b3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #032b3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 43 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #032b3d, #030e3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #032B3D?: #032B3D is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Midnight Dreams. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #032B3D?: The RGB value is 3, 43, 61: 3 red, 43 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #032B3D?: The complementary color is #3D1503, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #032B3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.