What color is #032D2C?

#032D2C is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #032D2C?

The RGB value is 3, 45, 44: 3 red, 45 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #032D2C?

The complementary color is #2D0304, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #032D2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#032D2C color

#032D2C rgb(3, 45, 44)

Shades of teal

The hex color #032D2C is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 17.6% green and 17.3% blue (3, 45, 44).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 88% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.83:1).

#032D2C color codes

HEX	`#032D2C`
RGB	`rgb(3, 45, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 17.6%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 88%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 93%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 0%, 2%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.89, -14.01, -3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.89, 14.42, 193.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.43, 2.078, 2.708)`
Decimal	`208172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #032D2C, 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 #032D2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#032D2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	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 #032D2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #032d2c; }
.text { color: #032d2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #032d2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 45 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #032d2c, #03192d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #032D2C?: #032D2C is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #032D2C?: The RGB value is 3, 45, 44: 3 red, 45 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #032D2C?: The complementary color is #2D0304, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #032D2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.