#003A49
A very dark, vivid cyan closely aligning with Darkslategray.
About #003A49
At its core, #003A49 is a very dark and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslategray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 0, 58, and 73.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 100% cyan and 21% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 192.3° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 14.3% lightness.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a very dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#003A49
RGB0, 58, 73
HSL192.3°, 100.0%, 14.3%
CMYK100%, 21%, 0%, 71%
HSV192.3°, 100.0%, 28.6%
LAB22.0, -10.8, -14.0
XYZ2.7, 3.5, 6.8
Decimal14921
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
12.34:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.70:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
11.80:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.45:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #003A49;
}
.text-color {
color: #003A49;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #003A49;
}