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#03778C Color

#03778C is rgb(3, 119, 140) in RGB, hsl(189, 96%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 15%, 0%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Seaweed (#0A7E8C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#03778C
HEX#03778C
RGBrgb(3, 119, 140)
HSLhsl(189, 96%, 28%)
HSVhsv(189, 98%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 15%, 0%, 45%)
OKLCHoklch(52.5% 0.092 215.8)
LABlab(45.41% -22.95 -19.90)
LCHlch(45.41% 30.38 220.92)

What #03778C 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 #03778C, 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.

#03778C Channel Values

How #03778C 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 119 · B 1408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 189° · S 96% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 189° · S 98% · V 55%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 45%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.22:1 vs white · 4.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #03778C 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 text5.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #03778C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #03778C; 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 #03778C

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #03778C.

How #03778C 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#03778C
Protanopia#6D6D8C
Protanomaly#56718C
Deuteranopia#63638D
Deuteranomaly#4D6B8D
Tritanopia#007A7A
Tritanomaly#007982
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #03778C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-03778c: #03778C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #03778C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-03778c': '#03778C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.467, blue: 0.549)
Android XML<color name="color_03778c">#03778C</color>
SVG fillfill="#03778C"

More Teal Colors

#03778C sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#03778C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #03778C?

#03778C is a dark teal — rgb(3, 119, 140) in RGB and hsl(189, 96%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Seaweed (#0A7E8C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.15.

What is the RGB value of #03778C?

#03778C is rgb(3, 119, 140) — red 3, green 119, and blue 140 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #03778C?

#03778C converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 15%, 0%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #03778C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #03778C scores 5.22:1 against white and 4.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #03778C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #03778C 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 13.46, which is visibly different.

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