What color is #003B48?

#003B48 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Cold and Dark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003B48?

The RGB value is 0, 59, 72: 0 red, 59 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003B48?

The complementary color is #480D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003B48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003B48 color

#003B48 rgb(0, 59, 72)

Shades of teal

The hex color #003B48 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 23.1% green and 28.2% blue (0, 59, 72).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Cold and Dark (#154250), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#003B48 color codes

HEX	`#003B48`
RGB	`rgb(0, 59, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 23.1%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 100%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 18%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.29, -11.84, -12.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.29, 17.49, 227.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.733, 3.595, 6.68)`
Decimal	`15176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003B48, 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 #003B48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003B48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #003B48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003b48; }
.text { color: #003b48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003b48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 59 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003b48, #001748); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #003B48?: #003B48 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Cold and Dark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003B48?: The RGB value is 0, 59, 72: 0 red, 59 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003B48?: The complementary color is #480D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003B48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.