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#032B30 Color

#032B30 is rgb(3, 43, 48) in RGB, hsl(187, 88%, 10%) in HSL, and about cmyk(94%, 10%, 0%, 81%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Teal (#003B46), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.53. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#032B30
HEX#032B30
RGBrgb(3, 43, 48)
HSLhsl(187, 88%, 10%)
HSVhsv(187, 94%, 19%)
CMYKcmyk(94%, 10%, 0%, 81%)
OKLCHoklch(26.5% 0.043 207.4)
LABlab(15.12% -12.37 -7.39)
LCHlch(15.12% 14.41 210.84)

What #032B30 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 #032B30, 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.

#032B30 Channel Values

How #032B30 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 3 · G 43 · B 488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 187° · S 88% · L 10%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 187° · S 94% · V 19%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 94% · M 10% · Y 0% · K 81%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.09:1 vs white · 1.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #032B30 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 text15.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #032B30 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #032B30

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #032B30; 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 #032B30

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 #032B30.

How #032B30 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#032B30
Protanopia#272730
Protanomaly#1D2930
Deuteranopia#232331
Deuteranomaly#1A2630
Tritanopia#012C2C
Tritanomaly#022B2D
Achromatopsia#262626

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #032B30 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-032b30: #032B30;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #032B30;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-032b30': '#032B30' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.169, blue: 0.188)
Android XML<color name="color_032b30">#032B30</color>
SVG fillfill="#032B30"

More Teal Colors

#032B30 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#032B30 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #032B30?

#032B30 is a darkest teal — rgb(3, 43, 48) in RGB and hsl(187, 88%, 10%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Teal (#003B46), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.53.

What is the RGB value of #032B30?

#032B30 is rgb(3, 43, 48) — red 3, green 43, and blue 48 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #032B30?

#032B30 converts to approximately cmyk(94%, 10%, 0%, 81%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #032B30 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #032B30 scores 15.09:1 against white and 1.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #032B30 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #032B30 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 16.39, which is visibly different.

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