#003542 Color

#003542 is rgb(0, 53, 66) in RGB, hsl(192, 100%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 20%, 0%, 74%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Teal (#003B46), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#003542

HEX#003542

RGBrgb(0, 53, 66)

HSLhsl(192, 100%, 13%)

HSVhsv(192, 100%, 26%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 20%, 0%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(30.4% 0.055 219.9)

LABlab(19.57% -12.56 -13.01)

LCHlch(19.57% 18.09 226.00)

What #003542 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #003542, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Teal#003B46ΔE 3.23 Midnight Green(eagle Green)#004953ΔE 9.52 Japanese Indigo#264348ΔE 9.55 Gunmetal#2A3439ΔE 12.52 Charcoal#36454FΔE 13.06 Outer Space (Crayola)#2D383AΔE 13.39

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#003542 Channel Values

How #003542 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 53 · B 66	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 192° · S 100% · L 13%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 192° · S 100% · V 26%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 74%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	13.22:1 vs white · 1.59:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #003542 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #003542

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #003542; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #003542

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #003542 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#003542

Protanopia#303042

Protanomaly#243242

Deuteranopia#2B2B43

Deuteranomaly#202F42

Tritanopia#003737

Tritanomaly#00363C

Achromatopsia#303030

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Using #003542 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-003542: #003542;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #003542;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-003542': '#003542' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.208, blue: 0.259)

Android XML<color name="color_003542">#003542</color>

SVG fillfill="#003542"

More Teal Colors

#003542 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

003838 003333 003b46 002d2e 004157 002a38 004242 002424 004747 001f1f 004953 f5ffff 007474 00a693 00fff9 0fffff 1c9c96 29a39f 3aa8b6 54e3d5 76abad 95e0e8 b3ffff d1ffff

#003542 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #003542?

#003542 is a darkest teal — rgb(0, 53, 66) in RGB and hsl(192, 100%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Teal (#003B46), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.23.

What is the RGB value of #003542?

#003542 is rgb(0, 53, 66) — red 0, green 53, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #003542?

#003542 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 20%, 0%, 74%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #003542 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #003542 scores 13.22:1 against white and 1.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #003542 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #003542 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.71, which is visibly different.

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