Recognised as Colour

#031B16

#031B16
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#031B16 is a cyan with RGB values 3, 27, 22 and HSL 168°, 80%, 6%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#031B16

RGBrgb(3, 27, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.1059, 0.0863

RGB percentages1.2%, 10.6%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(167.5, 80%, 5.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(167.5, 88.9%, 10.6%)

CMYK88.9%, 0%, 18.5%, 89.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer203,542

CSS custom property--colour: #031B16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness22 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.91:1

Contrast with white17.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#FCE4E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A1916no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#161616no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Tritanopia#001C19no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 12.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.9 Dim grey · ΔE 38 Teal · ΔE 45.6 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 46.5 Gray · ΔE 46.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1B0308

Analogous#031B0A, #03141B

Triadic#16031B, #1B1603

Split complementary#1B0314, #1B0A03

Tetradic#0A031B, #1B0308, #141B03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#17D3AC

Lighter +30%#12A586

Lighter +20%#0D7761

Lighter +10%#08493B

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#001E18

Less saturated −25%#071714

Channel breakdown

G27

B22

Red3 (1.2%)

Green27 (10.6%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue167.5°

Saturation (HSL)80%

Lightness5.88%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 03 · G 1B · B 16

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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