#03594A Color

#03594A is rgb(3, 89, 74) in RGB, hsl(170, 93%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 17%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Peacock (#005F5F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#03594A

HEX#03594A

RGBrgb(3, 89, 74)

HSLhsl(170, 93%, 18%)

HSVhsv(170, 97%, 35%)

CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 17%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(41.5% 0.077 175.9)

LABlab(33.13% -26.98 1.88)

LCHlch(33.13% 27.05 176.02)

What #03594A 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 #03594A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Peacock#005F5FΔE 9.81 Deep Jungle Green#004B49ΔE 10.2 Bottle Green#006A4EΔE 10.61 MSU Green#18453BΔE 11.29 Zydeco#20483FΔE 11.74 Tropical Rain Forest#00755EΔE 12.67

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#03594A Channel Values

How #03594A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 3 · G 89 · B 74	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 170° · S 93% · L 18%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 170° · S 97% · V 35%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 97% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 65%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	8.29:1 vs white · 2.53:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #03594A 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 text8.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #03594A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #03594A; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #03594A

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

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How #03594A 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#03594A

Protanopia#51514A

Protanomaly#3F554A

Deuteranopia#49494B

Deuteranomaly#39504B

Tritanopia#0F5757

Tritanomaly#0B5852

Achromatopsia#4E4E4E

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Using #03594A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-03594a: #03594A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #03594A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-03594a': '#03594A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.349, blue: 0.290)

Android XML<color name="color_03594a">#03594A</color>

SVG fillfill="#03594A"

More Teal Colors

#03594A sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#03594A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #03594A?

#03594A is a darkest teal — rgb(3, 89, 74) in RGB and hsl(170, 93%, 18%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Peacock (#005F5F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.81.

What is the RGB value of #03594A?

#03594A is rgb(3, 89, 74) — red 3, green 89, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #03594A?

#03594A converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 17%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #03594A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #03594A scores 8.29:1 against white and 2.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #03594A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #03594A 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 15.95, which is visibly different.

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