What color is #003540?

#003540 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003540?

The RGB value is 0, 53, 64: 0 red, 53 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003540?

The complementary color is #400B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003540?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003540 color

#003540 rgb(0, 53, 64)

Shades of teal

The hex color #003540 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 20.8% green and 25.1% blue (0, 53, 64).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.26:1).

#003540 color codes

HEX	`#003540`
RGB	`rgb(0, 53, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 20.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 100%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 17%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.7, -11.45, -11.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.7, 16.19, 225.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.198, 2.916, 5.296)`
Decimal	`13632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003540, 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 #003540	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003540 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #003540 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003540; }
.text { color: #003540; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003540; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 53 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003540, #001540); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #003540?: #003540 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003540?: The RGB value is 0, 53, 64: 0 red, 53 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003540?: The complementary color is #400B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003540?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.