What color is #033F37?

#033F37 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #033F37?

The RGB value is 3, 63, 55: 3 red, 63 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #033F37?

The complementary color is #3F030B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #033F37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#033F37 color

#033F37 rgb(3, 63, 55)

Shades of teal

The hex color #033F37 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 24.7% green and 21.6% blue (3, 63, 55).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 91% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 95% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#033F37 color codes

HEX	`#033F37`
RGB	`rgb(3, 63, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 24.7%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 91%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 95%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(95%, 0%, 13%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.17, -20.05, -0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.17, 20.05, 180.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.504, 3.85, 4.225)`
Decimal	`212791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #033F37, 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 #033F37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#033F37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #033F37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #033f37; }
.text { color: #033f37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #033f37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 63 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #033f37, #03293f); }

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Questions

What color is #033F37?: #033F37 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #033F37?: The RGB value is 3, 63, 55: 3 red, 63 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #033F37?: The complementary color is #3F030B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #033F37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.