What color is #013338?

#013338 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 #013338?

The RGB value is 1, 51, 56: 1 red, 51 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #013338?

The complementary color is #380601, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #013338?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#013338 color

#013338 rgb(1, 51, 56)

Shades of teal

The hex color #013338 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 20% green and 22% blue (1, 51, 56).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 96% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 98% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#013338 color codes

HEX	`#013338`
RGB	`rgb(1, 51, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 20%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 96%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 98%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(98%, 9%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.62, -13.31, -7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.62, 15.34, 209.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.91, 2.659, 4.153)`
Decimal	`78648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #013338, 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 #013338	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#013338 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #013338 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #013338; }
.text { color: #013338; }
.border { border: 2px solid #013338; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 51 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #013338, #011738); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #013338?: #013338 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 #013338?: The RGB value is 1, 51, 56: 1 red, 51 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #013338?: The complementary color is #380601, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #013338?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.