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#003238

#003238 ≈ Midnight Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#003238 is a color from the cyan family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 19.61% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 10.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.04% black. Its hue angle is 186.43°, with 100% saturation and 10.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Green (#004953), ΔE 7.37.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.0257

Complementary

  1. #003238
  2. #380600

Split complementary

  1. #003238
  2. #380016
  3. #382200

Analogous

  1. #003822
  2. #003238
  3. #001638

Triadic

  1. #003238
  2. #380032
  3. #323800

Tetradic

  1. #003238
  2. #060038
  3. #380600
  4. #323800

Square

  1. #003238
  2. #220038
  3. #380600
  4. #163800

Monochromatic

  1. #001214
  2. #001214
  3. #003238
  4. #007684
  5. #00bbd1

Shades

#003238 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #003238
  2. #002d32
  3. #00282d
  4. #002327
  5. #001e22
  6. #00191c
  7. #001416
  8. #000f11
  9. #000a0b
  10. #000506
  11. #000000

Tints

#003238 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #003238
  2. #1a474c
  3. #335b60
  4. #4d7074
  5. #668488
  6. #80999c
  7. #99adaf
  8. #b3c2c3
  9. #ccd6d7
  10. #e6ebeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#003238 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #003238
  2. #0d3a3f
  3. #1a4246
  4. #26494e
  5. #335155
  6. #40595c
  7. #4d6163
  8. #5a696a
  9. #667072
  10. #737879
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #212f31 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c3038 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #252a38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003534 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #213138 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b2d38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003436 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-003238 {
  color: #003238;
}
Background
.bg-003238 {
  background-color: #003238;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-003238 {
  border: 2px solid #003238;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #003238;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 50 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 100% 11%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-003238 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #003238, #001638);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-003238 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 50 56 / 0.35);
}

#004953 Midnight Green ΔE 7.37 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 9.98 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.07 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 10.07 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 11.81 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 12.17 #353839 Onyx ΔE 13.09 #ffcdc7 Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Midnight Green
#003238  rgb(0, 50, 56)  hsl(186, 100%, 11%)  Midnight Green
#380600  rgb(56, 6, 0)  hsl(6, 100%, 11%)  Caput Mortuum
#380032  rgb(56, 0, 50)  hsl(306, 100%, 11%)  Tyrian Purple
#323800  rgb(50, 56, 0)  hsl(66, 100%, 11%)  Army Green