What color is #03312D?

#03312D is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #03312D?

The RGB value is 3, 49, 45: 3 red, 49 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #03312D?

The complementary color is #310307, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #03312D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#03312D color

#03312D rgb(3, 49, 45)

Shades of teal

The hex color #03312D is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 19.2% green and 17.6% blue (3, 49, 45).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 88% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 94% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.18:1).

#03312D color codes

HEX	`#03312D`
RGB	`rgb(3, 49, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 19.2%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 88%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 94%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(94%, 0%, 8%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.48, -15.94, -1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.48, 16.03, 186.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.609, 2.405, 2.862)`
Decimal	`209197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #03312D, 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 #03312D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#03312D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #03312D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #03312d; }
.text { color: #03312d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #03312d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 49 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #03312d, #031e31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #03312D?: #03312D is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #03312D?: The RGB value is 3, 49, 45: 3 red, 49 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #03312D?: The complementary color is #310307, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #03312D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.