What color is #00383B?

#00383B 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 #00383B?

The RGB value is 0, 56, 59: 0 red, 56 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00383B?

The complementary color is #3B0300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00383B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00383B color

#00383B rgb(0, 56, 59)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00383B is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 22% green and 23.1% blue (0, 56, 59).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#00383B color codes

HEX	`#00383B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 56, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 22%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 100%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 100%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 5%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.61, -15.24, -6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.61, 16.64, 203.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.203, 3.144, 4.628)`
Decimal	`14395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00383B, 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 #00383B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00383B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #00383B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00383b; }
.text { color: #00383b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00383b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 56 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00383b, #001a3b); }

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Questions

What color is #00383B?: #00383B 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 #00383B?: The RGB value is 0, 56, 59: 0 red, 56 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00383B?: The complementary color is #3B0300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00383B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.