What color is #003A38?

#003A38 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 #003A38?

The RGB value is 0, 58, 56: 0 red, 58 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003A38?

The complementary color is #3A0002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003A38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003A38 color

#003A38 rgb(0, 58, 56)

Shades of teal

The hex color #003A38 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 22.7% green and 22% blue (0, 58, 56).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#003A38 color codes

HEX	`#003A38`
RGB	`rgb(0, 58, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 22.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 100%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 3%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.25, -17.5, -3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.25, 17.88, 191.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.227, 3.311, 4.262)`
Decimal	`14904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003A38, 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 #003A38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003A38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	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 #003A38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003a38; }
.text { color: #003a38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003a38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 58 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003a38, #001f3a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #003A38?: #003A38 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 #003A38?: The RGB value is 0, 58, 56: 0 red, 58 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003A38?: The complementary color is #3A0002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003A38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.