What color is #003A4C?

#003A4C 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 #003A4C?

The RGB value is 0, 58, 76: 0 red, 58 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003A4C?

The complementary color is #4C1200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003A4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003A4C color

#003A4C rgb(0, 58, 76)

Shades of teal

The hex color #003A4C is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 22.7% green and 29.8% blue (0, 58, 76).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Nordic Noir (#003344), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#003A4C color codes

HEX	`#003A4C`
RGB	`rgb(0, 58, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 22.7%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 100%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 24%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.12, -9.56, -15.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.12, 18.47, 238.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.817, 3.548, 7.372)`
Decimal	`14924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003A4C, 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 #003A4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003A4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #003A4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003a4c; }
.text { color: #003a4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003a4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 58 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003a4c, #00144c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #003A4C?: #003A4C 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 #003A4C?: The RGB value is 0, 58, 76: 0 red, 58 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003A4C?: The complementary color is #4C1200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003A4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.