What color is #032C5A?

#032C5A is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #032C5A?

The RGB value is 3, 44, 90: 3 red, 44 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #032C5A?

The complementary color is #5A3103, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #032C5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#032C5A color

#032C5A rgb(3, 44, 90)

Shades of blue

The hex color #032C5A is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 17.3% green and 35.3% blue (3, 44, 90).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 94% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 97% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Marine (#042E60), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.89:1).

#032C5A color codes

HEX	`#032C5A`
RGB	`rgb(3, 44, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 17.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 94%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 97%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(97%, 51%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.18, 6.78, -31.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.18, 32.08, 282.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.783, 2.559, 10.018)`
Decimal	`207962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #032C5A, 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 #032C5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#032C5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #032C5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #032c5a; }
.text { color: #032c5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #032c5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 44 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #032c5a, #05035a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #032C5A?: #032C5A is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #032C5A?: The RGB value is 3, 44, 90: 3 red, 44 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #032C5A?: The complementary color is #5A3103, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #032C5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.