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#032C02 Color

#032C02 is rgb(3, 44, 2) in RGB, hsl(119, 91%, 9%) in HSL, and about cmyk(93%, 0%, 95%, 83%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), visibly different at ΔE 11.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#032C02
HEX#032C02
RGBrgb(3, 44, 2)
HSLhsl(119, 91%, 9%)
HSVhsv(119, 95%, 17%)
CMYKcmyk(93%, 0%, 95%, 83%)
OKLCHoklch(25.5% 0.082 142.3)
LABlab(14.57% -22.05 19.66)
LCHlch(14.57% 29.54 138.28)

What #032C02 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 #032C02, 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.

#032C02 Channel Values

How #032C02 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 44 · B 28-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 119° · S 91% · L 9%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 119° · S 95% · V 17%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 93% · M 0% · Y 95% · K 83%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.38:1 vs white · 1.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #032C02 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 text15.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #032C02

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #032C02; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #032C02

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 #032C02.

How #032C02 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#032C02
Protanopia#282802
Protanomaly#1E2A02
Deuteranopia#232304
Deuteranomaly#1B2703
Tritanopia#0D2929
Tritanomaly#092A1F
Achromatopsia#252525

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #032C02 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-032c02: #032C02;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #032C02;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-032c02': '#032C02' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.173, blue: 0.008)
Android XML<color name="color_032c02">#032C02</color>
SVG fillfill="#032C02"

More Green Colors

#032C02 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#032C02 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #032C02?

#032C02 is a darkest green — rgb(3, 44, 2) in RGB and hsl(119, 91%, 9%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.93.

What is the RGB value of #032C02?

#032C02 is rgb(3, 44, 2) — red 3, green 44, and blue 2 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #032C02?

#032C02 converts to approximately cmyk(93%, 0%, 95%, 83%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #032C02 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #032C02 scores 15.38:1 against white and 1.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #032C02 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #032C02 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 30.3, which is a different colour altogether.

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