Information about #031C2B color

#031C2B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#031C2B falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(3, 28, 43) — 1.2% red, 11% green, 16.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 16 / 6 / 0 / 83. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A maximally vivid steel-blue azure, #031C2B sits very close to black. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Ornella Blue (#021224). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Daintree (#012731) and Very Deep Cyan (#001D1D).

In RGB terms — rgb(3, 28, 43) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #031C2B: 17.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:83), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #031C2B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#031C2B color variations

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#031C2B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #031C2B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

#031C2B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#031C2B
  • RGB3, 28, 43
  • CMYK16, 6, 0, 83
  • CSSrgb(3, 28, 43)
  • HSL203°, 87%, 9%
  • HSL Precise202.5°, 86.957%, 9.02%
  • HSV203°, 93%, 17%
  • HSB203°, 93%, 17%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.012
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.012, 0.110, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.012, 0.110, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.012, 0.110, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB1.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID031C2B
  • DECIMAL ID203819
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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