What color is #033634?

#033634 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #033634?

The RGB value is 3, 54, 52: 3 red, 54 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #033634?

The complementary color is #360305, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #033634?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#033634 color

#033634 rgb(3, 54, 52)

Shades of teal

The hex color #033634 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 21.2% green and 20.4% blue (3, 54, 52).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 89% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 94% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 79% 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 13.28:1).

#033634 color codes

HEX	`#033634`
RGB	`rgb(3, 54, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 21.2%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 89%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 94%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(94%, 0%, 4%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.66, -16.22, -3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.66, 16.56, 191.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.976, 2.905, 3.705)`
Decimal	`210484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #033634, 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 #033634	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#033634 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #033634 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #033634; }
.text { color: #033634; }
.border { border: 2px solid #033634; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 54 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #033634, #031f36); }

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Questions

What color is #033634?: #033634 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #033634?: The RGB value is 3, 54, 52: 3 red, 54 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #033634?: The complementary color is #360305, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #033634?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.