What color is #003E51?

#003E51 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Maniac Mansion. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003E51?

The RGB value is 0, 62, 81: 0 red, 62 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003E51?

The complementary color is #511300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003E51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003E51 color

#003E51 rgb(0, 62, 81)

Shades of teal

The hex color #003E51 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 24.3% green and 31.8% blue (0, 62, 81).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Maniac Mansion (#004058), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#003E51 color codes

HEX	`#003E51`
RGB	`rgb(0, 62, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 24.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 100%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 23%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.8, -9.98, -16.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.8, 19.28, 238.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.207, 4.039, 8.394)`
Decimal	`15953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003E51, 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 #003E51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003E51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #003E51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003e51; }
.text { color: #003e51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003e51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 62 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003e51, #001551); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #003E51?: #003E51 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Maniac Mansion. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003E51?: The RGB value is 0, 62, 81: 0 red, 62 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003E51?: The complementary color is #511300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003E51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.