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#003B4D Color

#003B4D is rgb(0, 59, 77) in RGB, hsl(194, 100%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 23%, 0%, 70%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Teal (#003B46), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#003B4D
HEX#003B4D
RGBrgb(0, 59, 77)
HSLhsl(194, 100%, 15%)
HSVhsv(194, 100%, 30%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 23%, 0%, 70%)
OKLCHoklch(32.8% 0.062 225.6)
LABlab(22.25% -12.18 -16.23)
LCHlch(22.25% 20.29 233.12)

What #003B4D 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 #003B4D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#003B4D Channel Values

How #003B4D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 0 · G 59 · B 778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 194° · S 100% · L 15%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 194° · S 100% · V 30%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 70%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.12:1 vs white · 1.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #003B4D 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 text12.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #003B4D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #003B4D; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #003B4D

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #003B4D.

How #003B4D 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#003B4D
Protanopia#36364D
Protanomaly#29384D
Deuteranopia#30304E
Deuteranomaly#24354D
Tritanopia#003E3E
Tritanomaly#003D44
Achromatopsia#363636

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #003B4D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-003b4d: #003B4D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #003B4D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-003b4d': '#003B4D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.231, blue: 0.302)
Android XML<color name="color_003b4d">#003B4D</color>
SVG fillfill="#003B4D"

More Teal Colors

#003B4D sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#003B4D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #003B4D?

#003B4D is a darkest teal — rgb(0, 59, 77) in RGB and hsl(194, 100%, 15%) 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 4.81.

What is the RGB value of #003B4D?

#003B4D is rgb(0, 59, 77) — red 0, green 59, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #003B4D?

#003B4D converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 23%, 0%, 70%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #003B4D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #003B4D scores 12.12:1 against white and 1.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #003B4D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #003B4D 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 15.17, which is visibly different.

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