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#03333A Color

#03333A is rgb(3, 51, 58) in RGB, hsl(188, 90%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(95%, 12%, 0%, 77%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Teal (#003B46), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.59. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#03333A
HEX#03333A
RGBrgb(3, 51, 58)
HSLhsl(188, 90%, 12%)
HSVhsv(188, 95%, 23%)
CMYKcmyk(95%, 12%, 0%, 77%)
OKLCHoklch(29.5% 0.049 210)
LABlab(18.58% -13.55 -9.07)
LCHlch(18.58% 16.30 213.81)

What #03333A 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 #03333A, 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.

#03333A Channel Values

How #03333A 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 51 · B 588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 188° · S 90% · L 12%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 188° · S 95% · V 23%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 95% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 77%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.65:1 vs white · 1.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #03333A 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 text13.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #03333A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #03333A; 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 #03333A

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #03333A.

How #03333A 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#03333A
Protanopia#2E2E3A
Protanomaly#23303A
Deuteranopia#29293B
Deuteranomaly#1F2D3A
Tritanopia#003434
Tritanomaly#013436
Achromatopsia#2E2E2E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #03333A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-03333a: #03333A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #03333A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-03333a': '#03333A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.200, blue: 0.227)
Android XML<color name="color_03333a">#03333A</color>
SVG fillfill="#03333A"

More Teal Colors

#03333A sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#03333A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #03333A?

#03333A is a darkest teal — rgb(3, 51, 58) in RGB and hsl(188, 90%, 12%) 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 4.59.

What is the RGB value of #03333A?

#03333A is rgb(3, 51, 58) — red 3, green 51, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #03333A?

#03333A converts to approximately cmyk(95%, 12%, 0%, 77%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #03333A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #03333A scores 13.65:1 against white and 1.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #03333A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #03333A 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 13.63, which is visibly different.

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