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#02435E Color

#02435E is rgb(2, 67, 94) in RGB, hsl(198, 96%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 29%, 0%, 63%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indigo Dye (#00416A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.47. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#02435E
HEX#02435E
RGBrgb(2, 67, 94)
HSLhsl(198, 96%, 19%)
HSVhsv(198, 98%, 37%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 29%, 0%, 63%)
OKLCHoklch(36.1% 0.074 233.8)
LABlab(25.91% -10.65 -21.64)
LCHlch(25.91% 24.12 243.80)

What #02435E 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 #02435E, 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.

#02435E Channel Values

How #02435E 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 2 · G 67 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 198° · S 96% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 198° · S 98% · V 37%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 63%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.68:1 vs white · 1.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #02435E 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 text10.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #02435E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #02435E; 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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Tints & Shades of #02435E

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #02435E.

How #02435E 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#02435E
Protanopia#3D3D5E
Protanomaly#2F3F5E
Deuteranopia#37375F
Deuteranomaly#2A3C5E
Tritanopia#004747
Tritanomaly#004551
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #02435E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-02435e: #02435E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #02435E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-02435e': '#02435E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.008, green: 0.263, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_02435e">#02435E</color>
SVG fillfill="#02435E"

More Teal Colors

#02435E sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#02435E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #02435E?

#02435E is a darkest teal — rgb(2, 67, 94) in RGB and hsl(198, 96%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indigo Dye (#00416A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.47.

What is the RGB value of #02435E?

#02435E is rgb(2, 67, 94) — red 2, green 67, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #02435E?

#02435E converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 29%, 0%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #02435E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #02435E scores 10.68:1 against white and 1.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #02435E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #02435E 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 18.53, which is visibly different.

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