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#03393F Color

#03393F is rgb(3, 57, 63) in RGB, hsl(186, 91%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(95%, 10%, 0%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Teal (#003B46), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.47. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#03393F
HEX#03393F
RGBrgb(3, 57, 63)
HSLhsl(186, 91%, 13%)
HSVhsv(186, 95%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(95%, 10%, 0%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(31.6% 0.052 206.7)
LABlab(21.04% -15.16 -8.75)
LCHlch(21.04% 17.50 210.00)

What #03393F 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 #03393F, 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.

#03393F Channel Values

How #03393F 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 57 · B 638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 186° · S 91% · L 13%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 186° · S 95% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 95% · M 10% · Y 0% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.64:1 vs white · 1.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #03393F 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 text12.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #03393F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #03393F; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #03393F

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 #03393F.

How #03393F 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#03393F
Protanopia#34343F
Protanomaly#28363F
Deuteranopia#2E2E40
Deuteranomaly#23333F
Tritanopia#003A3A
Tritanomaly#01393C
Achromatopsia#333333

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #03393F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-03393f: #03393F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #03393F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-03393f': '#03393F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.224, blue: 0.247)
Android XML<color name="color_03393f">#03393F</color>
SVG fillfill="#03393F"

More Teal Colors

#03393F sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#03393F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #03393F?

#03393F is a darkest teal — rgb(3, 57, 63) in RGB and hsl(186, 91%, 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 3.47.

What is the RGB value of #03393F?

#03393F is rgb(3, 57, 63) — red 3, green 57, and blue 63 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #03393F?

#03393F converts to approximately cmyk(95%, 10%, 0%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #03393F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #03393F scores 12.64:1 against white and 1.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #03393F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #03393F 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 11.56, which is visibly different.

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