Close to Deep Sea
#03465C
#03465C is a very dark, vivid teal, close to the color Deep Sea. In RGB it’s made of 1.2% red, 27.5% green, and 36.1% blue. Its hue is 195°, with 94% saturation and 19% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #03465C.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.03:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #03465C as they’d see it.
#03465C in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #03465C
What color is #03465C?
#03465C is a very dark, vivid teal, close to the color Deep Sea. In RGB it’s made of 1.2% red, 27.5% green, and 36.1% blue. Its hue is 195°, with 94% saturation and 19% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #03465C in RGB?
#03465C is rgb(3, 70, 92): 3 red, 70 green, and 92 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #03465C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(97, 24, 0, 64). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #03465C?
PANTONE 309 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #03465C?
Its complement #5C372B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.