What color is #036458?

#036458 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Philodendron. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #036458?

The RGB value is 3, 100, 88: 3 red, 100 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #036458?

The complementary color is #64030F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #036458?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#036458 color

#036458 rgb(3, 100, 88)

Shades of teal

The hex color #036458 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 39.2% green and 34.5% blue (3, 100, 88).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 94% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 97% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Philodendron (#116356), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#036458 color codes

HEX	`#036458`
RGB	`rgb(3, 100, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 39.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 94%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 97%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(97%, 0%, 12%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.55, -27.87, -0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.55, 27.88, 180.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.355, 9.837, 10.794)`
Decimal	`222296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #036458, 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 #036458	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#036458 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #036458 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #036458; }
.text { color: #036458; }
.border { border: 2px solid #036458; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 100 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #036458, #034064); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #036458?: #036458 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Philodendron. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #036458?: The RGB value is 3, 100, 88: 3 red, 100 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #036458?: The complementary color is #64030F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #036458?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.