What color is #002D35?

#002D35 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002D35?

The RGB value is 0, 45, 53: 0 red, 45 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002D35?

The complementary color is #350800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002D35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002D35 color

#002D35 rgb(0, 45, 53)

Shades of teal

The hex color #002D35 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 17.6% green and 20.8% blue (0, 45, 53).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.72:1).

#002D35 color codes

HEX	`#002D35`
RGB	`rgb(0, 45, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 17.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 100%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 15%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.17, -11.05, -9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.17, 14.43, 220.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.581, 2.134, 3.696)`
Decimal	`11573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002D35, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #002D35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002D35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #002D35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002d35; }
.text { color: #002d35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002d35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 45 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002d35, #001235); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #002D35?: #002D35 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002D35?: The RGB value is 0, 45, 53: 0 red, 45 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002D35?: The complementary color is #350800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002D35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.