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#03585E Color

#03585E is rgb(3, 88, 94) in RGB, hsl(184, 94%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 6%, 0%, 63%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petrol (#005F6A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#03585E
HEX#03585E
RGBrgb(3, 88, 94)
HSLhsl(184, 94%, 19%)
HSVhsv(184, 97%, 37%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 6%, 0%, 63%)
OKLCHoklch(42% 0.071 203)
LABlab(33.34% -21.38 -10.29)
LCHlch(33.34% 23.72 205.70)

What #03585E 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 #03585E, 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.

#03585E Channel Values

How #03585E 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 88 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 184° · S 94% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 184° · S 97% · V 37%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 63%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.2:1 vs white · 2.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #03585E 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 text8.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #03585E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #03585E; 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 #03585E

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 #03585E.

How #03585E 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#03585E
Protanopia#50505E
Protanomaly#3F545E
Deuteranopia#48485F
Deuteranomaly#384F5F
Tritanopia#005959
Tritanomaly#00585B
Achromatopsia#4F4F4F

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Using #03585E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-03585e: #03585E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #03585E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-03585e': '#03585E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.345, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_03585e">#03585E</color>
SVG fillfill="#03585E"

More Teal Colors

#03585E sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#03585E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #03585E?

#03585E is a darkest teal — rgb(3, 88, 94) in RGB and hsl(184, 94%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petrol (#005F6A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.28.

What is the RGB value of #03585E?

#03585E is rgb(3, 88, 94) — red 3, green 88, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #03585E?

#03585E converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 6%, 0%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #03585E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #03585E scores 8.2:1 against white and 2.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #03585E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #03585E 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 11.32, which is visibly different.

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