#03758C Color

#03758C is rgb(3, 117, 140) in RGB, hsl(190, 96%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 16%, 0%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zircon Blue (#00849D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#03758C

HEX#03758C

RGBrgb(3, 117, 140)

HSLhsl(190, 96%, 28%)

HSVhsv(190, 98%, 55%)

CMYKcmyk(98%, 16%, 0%, 45%)

OKLCHoklch(51.9% 0.093 218)

LABlab(44.75% -22.00 -20.90)

LCHlch(44.75% 30.35 223.53)

What #03758C 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 #03758C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Zircon Blue#00849DΔE 6.16 Metallic Seaweed#0A7E8CΔE 6.68 Teal Blue#367588ΔE 6.82 Ming#36747DΔE 10.03 Blue Sapphire#126180ΔE 10.73 Petrol#005F6AΔE 11.36

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

#03758C Channel Values

How #03758C 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 117 · B 140	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 190° · S 96% · L 28%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 190° · S 98% · V 55%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 98% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 45%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.35:1 vs white · 3.93:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #03758C 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 text5.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #03758C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #03758C; 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

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #03758C

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #03758C.

How #03758C 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#03758C

Protanopia#6B6B8C

Protanomaly#546F8C

Deuteranopia#61618D

Deuteranomaly#4C6A8D

Tritanopia#007878

Tritanomaly#007781

Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

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Using #03758C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-03758c: #03758C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #03758C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-03758c': '#03758C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.459, blue: 0.549)

Android XML<color name="color_03758c">#03758C</color>

SVG fillfill="#03758C"

More Teal Colors

#03758C 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

#03758C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #03758C?

#03758C is a dark teal — rgb(3, 117, 140) in RGB and hsl(190, 96%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zircon Blue (#00849D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.16.

What is the RGB value of #03758C?

#03758C is rgb(3, 117, 140) — red 3, green 117, and blue 140 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #03758C?

#03758C converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 16%, 0%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #03758C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #03758C scores 5.35:1 against white and 3.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #03758C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #03758C 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 teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 14.93, which is visibly different.

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