What color is #003635?

#003635 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 #003635?

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

What is the complementary color of #003635?

The complementary color is #360001, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003635?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003635 color

#003635 rgb(0, 54, 53)

Shades of teal

The hex color #003635 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 179°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#003635 color codes

HEX	`#003635`
RGB	`rgb(0, 54, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 21.2%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 100%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 2%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.62, -16.38, -4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.62, 16.88, 193.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.961, 2.895, 3.823)`
Decimal	`13877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003635, 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 #003635	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003635 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	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 #003635 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003635; }
.text { color: #003635; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003635; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 54 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003635, #001c36); }

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Questions

What color is #003635?: #003635 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 #003635?: The RGB value is 0, 54, 53: 0 red, 54 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003635?: The complementary color is #360001, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003635?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.