#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

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

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; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray
#2F4F4F