What color is #003B3F?

#003B3F 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 #003B3F?

The RGB value is 0, 59, 63: 0 red, 59 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003B3F?

The complementary color is #3F0400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003B3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003B3F color

#003B3F rgb(0, 59, 63)

Shades of teal

The hex color #003B3F is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 23.1% green and 24.7% blue (0, 59, 63).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#003B3F color codes

HEX	`#003B3F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 59, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 23.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 100%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 100%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 6%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.9, -15.43, -7.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.9, 17.12, 205.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.461, 3.486, 5.245)`
Decimal	`15167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003B3F, 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 #003B3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003B3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #003B3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003b3f; }
.text { color: #003b3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003b3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 59 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003b3f, #001b3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #003B3F?: #003B3F 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 #003B3F?: The RGB value is 0, 59, 63: 0 red, 59 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003B3F?: The complementary color is #3F0400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003B3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.