What color is #003530?

#003530 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003530?

The RGB value is 0, 53, 48: 0 red, 53 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003530?

The complementary color is #350005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003530?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003530 color

#003530 rgb(0, 53, 48)

Shades of teal

The hex color #003530 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 20.8% green and 18.8% blue (0, 53, 48).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.53:1).

#003530 color codes

HEX	`#003530`
RGB	`rgb(0, 53, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 20.8%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 100%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 9%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.05, -17.66, -1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.05, 17.72, 184.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.806, 2.759, 3.233)`
Decimal	`13616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003530, 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 #003530	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003530 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #003530 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003530; }
.text { color: #003530; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003530; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 53 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003530, #001f35); }

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Questions

What color is #003530?: #003530 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003530?: The RGB value is 0, 53, 48: 0 red, 53 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003530?: The complementary color is #350005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003530?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.