What color is #003B44?

#003B44 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003B44?

The RGB value is 0, 59, 68: 0 red, 59 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003B44?

The complementary color is #440900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003B44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003B44 color

#003B44 rgb(0, 59, 68)

Shades of teal

The hex color #003B44 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 23.1% green and 26.7% blue (0, 59, 68).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Harbour (#1C3D44), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

#003B44 color codes

HEX	`#003B44`
RGB	`rgb(0, 59, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 23.1%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 13%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.11, -13.46, -10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.11, 17.05, 217.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.607, 3.545, 6.015)`
Decimal	`15172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003B44, 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 #003B44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003B44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	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 #003B44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003b44; }
.text { color: #003b44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003b44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 59 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003b44, #001944); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #003B44?: #003B44 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003B44?: The RGB value is 0, 59, 68: 0 red, 59 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003B44?: The complementary color is #440900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003B44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.