What color is #003C34?

#003C34 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003C34?

The RGB value is 0, 60, 52: 0 red, 60 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003C34?

The complementary color is #3C0008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003C34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003C34 color

#003C34 rgb(0, 60, 52)

Shades of teal

The hex color #003C34 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 23.5% green and 20.4% blue (0, 60, 52).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#003C34 color codes

HEX	`#003C34`
RGB	`rgb(0, 60, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 23.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 100%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 100%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 13%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.87, -19.98, -0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.87, 19.98, 180.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.235, 3.479, 3.802)`
Decimal	`15412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003C34, 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 #003C34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003C34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	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 #003C34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003c34; }
.text { color: #003c34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003c34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 60 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003c34, #00263c); }

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Questions

What color is #003C34?: #003C34 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003C34?: The RGB value is 0, 60, 52: 0 red, 60 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003C34?: The complementary color is #3C0008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003C34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.