What color is #003536?

#003536 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003536?

The RGB value is 0, 53, 54: 0 red, 53 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003536?

The complementary color is #360100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003536?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003536 color

#003536 rgb(0, 53, 54)

Shades of teal

The hex color #003536 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 20.8% green and 21.2% blue (0, 53, 54).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.44:1).

#003536 color codes

HEX	`#003536`
RGB	`rgb(0, 53, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 20.8%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 100%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 2%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.28, -15.44, -5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.28, 16.32, 198.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.939, 2.812, 3.93)`
Decimal	`13622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003536, 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 #003536	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003536 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #003536 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003536; }
.text { color: #003536; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003536; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 53 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003536, #001a36); }

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Questions

What color is #003536?: #003536 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003536?: The RGB value is 0, 53, 54: 0 red, 53 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003536?: The complementary color is #360100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003536?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.