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Recognised as Colour

#03231A

  • #03231A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#03231A is a cyan with RGB values 3, 35, 26 and HSL 163°, 84%, 7%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#03231A#03231A
HEX#03231A
RGBrgb(3, 35, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.1373, 0.102
RGB percentages1.2%, 13.7%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(163.1, 84.2%, 7.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.1, 91.4%, 13.7%)
CMYK91.4%, 0%, 25.7%, 86.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer205,594
CSS custom property--colour: #03231A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness28.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.68:1
Contrast with white16.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#FCDCE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#22201Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D1D1Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#002320no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.2Dim grey · ΔE 36.4Teal · ΔE 41.2Dark olivegreen · ΔE 41.9Gray · ΔE 44.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#23030C
Analogous#03230A, #031C23
Triadic#1A0323, #231A03
Split complementary#23031C, #230A03
Tetradic#0A0323, #23030C, #1C2303

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#13DFA6
Lighter +30%#0FB083
Lighter +20%#0B8160
Lighter +10%#07523D
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00261B
Less saturated −25%#081E18

Channel breakdown

R3
G35
B26
Red3 (1.2%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue163.13°
Saturation (HSL)84.21%
Lightness7.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 03 · G 23 · B 1A

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