What color is #003036?

#003036 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 #003036?

The RGB value is 0, 48, 54: 0 red, 48 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003036?

The complementary color is #360600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003036?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003036 color

#003036 rgb(0, 48, 54)

Shades of teal

The hex color #003036 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 18.8% green and 21.2% blue (0, 48, 54).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.23:1).

#003036 color codes

HEX	`#003036`
RGB	`rgb(0, 48, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 18.8%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 100%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 11%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.37, -12.49, -8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.37, 14.92, 213.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.723, 2.38, 3.858)`
Decimal	`12342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003036, 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 #003036	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003036 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #003036 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003036; }
.text { color: #003036; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003036; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 48 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003036, #001536); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #003036?: #003036 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 #003036?: The RGB value is 0, 48, 54: 0 red, 48 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003036?: The complementary color is #360600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003036?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.