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#03536D Color

#03536D is rgb(3, 83, 109) in RGB, hsl(195, 95%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 24%, 0%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Sapphire (#126180), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.38. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#03536D
HEX#03536D
RGBrgb(3, 83, 109)
HSLhsl(195, 95%, 22%)
HSVhsv(195, 97%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 24%, 0%, 57%)
OKLCHoklch(41.3% 0.079 228)
LABlab(32.14% -14.35 -21.47)
LCHlch(32.14% 25.83 236.24)

What #03536D 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 #03536D, 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.

#03536D Channel Values

How #03536D 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 83 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 195° · S 95% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 195° · S 97% · V 43%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 57%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.53:1 vs white · 2.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #03536D 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 text8.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #03536D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #03536D; 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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Tints & Shades of #03536D

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 #03536D.

How #03536D 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#03536D
Protanopia#4C4C6D
Protanomaly#3B4F6D
Deuteranopia#44446E
Deuteranomaly#354B6D
Tritanopia#005757
Tritanomaly#005560
Achromatopsia#4C4C4C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #03536D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-03536d: #03536D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #03536D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-03536d': '#03536D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.325, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_03536d">#03536D</color>
SVG fillfill="#03536D"

More Teal Colors

#03536D sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#03536D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #03536D?

#03536D is a dark teal — rgb(3, 83, 109) in RGB and hsl(195, 95%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Sapphire (#126180), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.38.

What is the RGB value of #03536D?

#03536D is rgb(3, 83, 109) — red 3, green 83, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #03536D?

#03536D converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 24%, 0%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #03536D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #03536D scores 8.53:1 against white and 2.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #03536D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #03536D 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 17.69, which is visibly different.

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