What color is #003948?

#003948 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Nordic Noir. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003948?

The RGB value is 0, 57, 72: 0 red, 57 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003948?

The complementary color is #480F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003948?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003948 color

#003948 rgb(0, 57, 72)

Shades of teal

The hex color #003948 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 22.4% green and 28.2% blue (0, 57, 72).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Nordic Noir (#003344), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.51:1).

#003948 color codes

HEX	`#003948`
RGB	`rgb(0, 57, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 22.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 100%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 21%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.56, -10.61, -13.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.56, 17.56, 232.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.632, 3.394, 6.646)`
Decimal	`14664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003948, 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 #003948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #003948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003948; }
.text { color: #003948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 57 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003948, #001548); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #003948?: #003948 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Nordic Noir. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003948?: The RGB value is 0, 57, 72: 0 red, 57 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003948?: The complementary color is #480F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003948?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.