What color is #003A35?

#003A35 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003A35?

The RGB value is 0, 58, 53: 0 red, 58 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003A35?

The complementary color is #3A0005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003A35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003A35 color

#003A35 rgb(0, 58, 53)

Shades of teal

The hex color #003A35 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 22.7% green and 20.8% blue (0, 58, 53).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#003A35 color codes

HEX	`#003A35`
RGB	`rgb(0, 58, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 22.7%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 100%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 9%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.14, -18.58, -1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.14, 18.66, 185.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.155, 3.283, 3.888)`
Decimal	`14901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003A35, 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 #003A35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003A35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #003A35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003a35; }
.text { color: #003a35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003a35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 58 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003a35, #00223a); }

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Questions

What color is #003A35?: #003A35 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003A35?: The RGB value is 0, 58, 53: 0 red, 58 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003A35?: The complementary color is #3A0005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003A35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.