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#03261E Color

#03261E is rgb(3, 38, 30) in RGB, hsl(166, 85%, 8%) in HSL, and about cmyk(92%, 0%, 21%, 85%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#03261E
HEX#03261E
RGBrgb(3, 38, 30)
HSLhsl(166, 85%, 8%)
HSVhsv(166, 92%, 15%)
CMYKcmyk(92%, 0%, 21%, 85%)
OKLCHoklch(24.1% 0.043 174.2)
LABlab(12.53% -14.99 1.54)
LCHlch(12.53% 15.07 174.14)

What #03261E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #03261E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#03261E Channel Values

How #03261E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 3 · G 38 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 85% · L 8%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 92% · V 15%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 92% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 85%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.16:1 vs white · 1.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #03261E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text16.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #03261E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #03261E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #03261E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #03261E.

How #03261E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#03261E
Protanopia#22221E
Protanomaly#1A241E
Deuteranopia#1E1E1F
Deuteranomaly#17221E
Tritanopia#062525
Tritanomaly#052522
Achromatopsia#212121

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Using #03261E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-03261e: #03261E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #03261E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-03261e': '#03261E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.149, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_03261e">#03261E</color>
SVG fillfill="#03261E"

More Green Colors

#03261E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#03261E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #03261E?

#03261E is a darkest green — rgb(3, 38, 30) in RGB and hsl(166, 85%, 8%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.01.

What is the RGB value of #03261E?

#03261E is rgb(3, 38, 30) — red 3, green 38, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #03261E?

#03261E converts to approximately cmyk(92%, 0%, 21%, 85%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #03261E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #03261E scores 16.16:1 against white and 1.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #03261E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #03261E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 19.59, which is visibly different.

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