Is #03422D accessible for body text on white?

#03422D has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 against white, which is sufficient for WCAG AA body text (4.5:1).

What is the complementary color of #03422D?

The complement of #03422D is #420318.

#03422D Hunter Green

rgb(3, 66, 45)

Color conversions

HEX: #03422D
RGB: rgb(3, 66, 45)
RGBA: rgba(3, 66, 45, 1)
HSL: hsl(160, 91%, 14%)
HSV / HSB: hsv(160, 95%, 26%)
CMYK: cmyk(95%, 0%, 32%, 74%)

Wide-gamut spaces

XYZ: xyz(2.459, 4.105, 3.145)
LAB: lab(24.02 -24.6 7.63)
LCH: lch(24.02 25.75 162.77)
OKLAB: oklab(33.64% -0.0672 0.0194)
OKLCH: oklch(33.64% 0.07 163.89)
Nearest name: Hunter Green

Shades, tints and tones

Shades

Tints

Tones

Color harmonies

Complementary

The hue directly opposite on the color wheel. Maximum contrast, ideal for a single accent against a dominant brand color.

Analogous

Neighbouring hues that share a temperature. The safest harmony for calm, cohesive interfaces.

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced 120 degrees apart. Vibrant and balanced — use one as dominant and the other two sparingly.

Split Complementary

The complement split into two adjacent hues. Nearly the contrast of complementary with noticeably less tension.

Square (Tetradic)

Four hues at 90-degree intervals. A rich set for illustration, data visualisation, and category coding.

Rectangle (Tetradic)

Two complementary pairs offset by 60 degrees. Gives two warm and two cool options in one system.

Monochromatic

A single hue across five lightness levels. The foundation of most UI scales and the most accessible starting point.

Similar colors

Closest matches

Opacity variations

#03422d1a

#03422d33

#03422d4d

#03422d66

#03422d80

#03422d99

#03422db3

#03422dcc

#03422de6

#03422dff

On white

11.53:1

Body text AAA · Large text AA

On black

1.82:1

Body text Fail · Large text Fail

White-on-color contrast is 11.53:1.

Color blindness preview

Protanopia

No red cones — ~1% of men

Protanomaly

Reduced red sensitivity — ~1% of men

Deuteranopia

No green cones — ~1% of men

Deuteranomaly

Reduced green sensitivity — ~5% of men

Tritanopia

No blue cones — very rare

Tritanomaly

Reduced blue sensitivity — very rare

Achromatopsia

No color perception — ~1 in 30,000

Achromatomaly

Partial color perception — rare

Meaning, psychology and brand usage

Clean, technical, and effortlessly modern

Cyan and teal sit between blue's trust and green's calm, reading as clinical and precise. They perform well in data visualisation because they remain distinguishable for most forms of colour vision deficiency.

Water, hygiene, and clarity almost universally. Teal specifically carries a mid-century and medical association in Western design history.

Cyan entered common vocabulary through four-colour printing, where it is one of the process inks. Egyptian blue and later cerulean gave artists the closest historical equivalents.

Excellent for healthcare, SaaS, and fintech seeking approachability without blue's ubiquity. Deepen it for text use — bright cyan rarely reaches AA on white.

Common industries: Healthcare, SaaS, Travel, Water & utilities, Beauty. Pairs well with coral for warmth, deep navy for hierarchy, soft gray for restraint.

Code exports

CSS

:root {
  --color-hunter-green: #03422d;
  --color-hunter-green-rgb: 3 66 45;
  --color-hunter-green-hsl: 160 91% 14%;
  --color-hunter-green-oklch: 33.64% 0.07 163.89;
}

.element {
  color: #03422d;
  background-color: hsl(160, 91%, 14%);
  border: 1px solid rgb(3 66 45 / 40%);
}

SCSS

$hunter-green: #03422d;
$hunter-green-light: #81a196;
$hunter-green-dark: #022117;

.element {
  color: $hunter-green;
  background: rgba($hunter-green, 0.12);

  &:hover {
    color: darken($hunter-green, 8%);
  }
}

LESS

@hunter-green: #03422d;
@hunter-green-light: lighten(@hunter-green, 12%);
@hunter-green-dark: darken(@hunter-green, 12%);

.element {
  color: @hunter-green;
  background: fade(@hunter-green, 12%);
}

Tailwind CSS

/* Tailwind v4 — src/styles.css */
@theme {
  --color-hunter-green-50: #cdd9d5;
  --color-hunter-green-100: #b3c6c0;
  --color-hunter-green-200: #9ab3ab;
  --color-hunter-green-300: #688e81;
  --color-hunter-green-400: #356857;
  --color-hunter-green-500: #03422d;
  --color-hunter-green-600: #033b29;
  --color-hunter-green-700: #022e1f;
  --color-hunter-green-800: #022117;
  --color-hunter-green-900: #01140e;
}

/* Usage */
<div class="bg-hunter-green-500 text-hunter-green-50 ring-hunter-green-600" />

/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#03422d]" />

Bootstrap

// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$hunter-green: #03422d;
$primary: $hunter-green;

$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
  "hunter-green": $hunter-green
));

// Generates .text-hunter-green, .bg-hunter-green, .btn-hunter-green
@import "bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";

Flutter

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

const Color hunterGreen = Color(0xFF03422D);

// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor hunterGreenSwatch = MaterialColor(0xFF03422D, <int, Color>{
  50: Color(0xFFCDD9D5),
  100: Color(0xFFB3C6C0),
  200: Color(0xFF9AB3AB),
  300: Color(0xFF688E81),
  400: Color(0xFF356857),
  500: Color(0xFF03422D),
  600: Color(0xFF033B29),
  700: Color(0xFF022E1F),
  800: Color(0xFF022117),
  900: Color(0xFF01140E),
});

Swift / SwiftUI

import SwiftUI

extension Color {
    /// #03422d — Hunter Green
    static let hunterGreen = Color(
        red: 0.0118,
        green: 0.2588,
        blue: 0.1765
    )
}

// UIKit
extension UIColor {
    static let hunterGreen = UIColor(
        red: 0.0118,
        green: 0.2588,
        blue: 0.1765,
        alpha: 1.0
    )
}

Android

<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
    <color name="hunter_green">#03422D</color>
    <color name="hunter_green_translucent">#8003422D</color>
</resources>

<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val HunterGreen = Color(0xFF03422D)

JavaScript

export const HUNTER_GREEN = {
  hex: "#03422d",
  rgb: [3, 66, 45],
  hsl: [160, 91, 14],
  oklch: "oklch(33.64% 0.07 163.89)",
};

JSON tokens

{
  "$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
  "hunter-green": {
    "$type": "color",
    "$value": "#03422d",
    "$description": "Hunter Green — generated by ColorVerse AI"
  }
}