Close to English Green
#03312A
#03312A is a very dark, vivid teal, close to the color English Green. In RGB it’s made of 1.2% red, 19.2% green, and 16.5% blue. Its hue is 171°, with 88% saturation and 10% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #03312A.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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1.48:1 FailThis color as text on white
14.22:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.48:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #03312A as they’d see it.
#03312A in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #03312A
What color is #03312A?
#03312A is a very dark, vivid teal, close to the color English Green. In RGB it’s made of 1.2% red, 19.2% green, and 16.5% blue. Its hue is 171°, with 88% saturation and 10% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #03312A in RGB?
#03312A is rgb(3, 49, 42): 3 red, 49 green, and 42 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #03312A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(94, 0, 14, 81). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #03312A?
PANTONE 3308 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #03312A?
Its complement #422125 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.