What color is #033D46?

#033D46 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #033D46?

The RGB value is 3, 61, 70: 3 red, 61 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #033D46?

The complementary color is #460C03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #033D46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#033D46 color

#033D46 rgb(3, 61, 70)

Shades of teal

The hex color #033D46 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 23.9% green and 27.5% blue (3, 61, 70).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 92% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 96% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Harbour (#1C3D44), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#033D46 color codes

HEX	`#033D46`
RGB	`rgb(3, 61, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 23.9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 92%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 96%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(96%, 13%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.99, -13.45, -10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.99, 17.03, 217.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.811, 3.799, 6.378)`
Decimal	`212294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #033D46, 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 #033D46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#033D46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #033D46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #033d46; }
.text { color: #033d46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #033d46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 61 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #033d46, #031b46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #033D46?: #033D46 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #033D46?: The RGB value is 3, 61, 70: 3 red, 61 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #033D46?: The complementary color is #460C03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #033D46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.