What color is #013039?

#013039 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #013039?

The RGB value is 1, 48, 57: 1 red, 48 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #013039?

The complementary color is #390A01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #013039?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#013039 color

#013039 rgb(1, 48, 57)

Shades of teal

The hex color #013039 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 18.8% green and 22.4% blue (1, 48, 57).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 97% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 98% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.16:1).

#013039 color codes

HEX	`#013039`
RGB	`rgb(1, 48, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 18.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 97%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 98%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(98%, 16%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.53, -11.07, -9.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.53, 14.91, 222.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.808, 2.416, 4.241)`
Decimal	`77881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #013039, 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 #013039	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#013039 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #013039 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #013039; }
.text { color: #013039; }
.border { border: 2px solid #013039; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 48 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #013039, #011439); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #013039?: #013039 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #013039?: The RGB value is 1, 48, 57: 1 red, 48 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #013039?: The complementary color is #390A01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #013039?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.