What color is #003539?

#003539 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 #003539?

The RGB value is 0, 53, 57: 0 red, 53 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003539?

The complementary color is #390400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003539?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003539 color

#003539 rgb(0, 53, 57)

Shades of teal

The hex color #003539 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 20.8% green and 22.4% blue (0, 53, 57).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

#003539 color codes

HEX	`#003539`
RGB	`rgb(0, 53, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 20.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 100%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 7%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.4, -14.28, -7.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.4, 15.96, 206.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.011, 2.841, 4.313)`
Decimal	`13625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003539, 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 #003539	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003539 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #003539 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003539; }
.text { color: #003539; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003539; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 53 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003539, #001839); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #003539?: #003539 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 #003539?: The RGB value is 0, 53, 57: 0 red, 53 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003539?: The complementary color is #390400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003539?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.