Information about #0A3B42 color

#0A3B42 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#0A3B42 falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(10, 59, 66) — 3.9% red, 23.1% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 3 / 0 / 74. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #0A3B42 reads as a strongly colored aqua cyan and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of City Limits (#0C3A37). Slightly further away sit Rich Black (#004040) and Warm Black (#004242).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(10, 59, 66)), which gives #0A3B42 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #0A3B42: 12.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:74), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#0A3B42 color variations

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#0A3B42 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #0A3B42

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

City Limits color link
City Limits

#0C3A37

Rich Black color link
Rich Black

#004040

Warm Black color link
Warm Black

#004242

Barometer color link
Barometer

#11394C

Cyprus color link
Cyprus

#0F4645

Diablo color link
Diablo

#00374A

Tobias Blue color link
Tobias Blue

#0C2C47

Tiber color link
Tiber

#184343

Billabong color link
Billabong

#173141

Loch Ness color link
Loch Ness

#072F37

Stokesian 13 color link
Stokesian 13

#164238

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#0A3B42
  • RGB10, 59, 66
  • CMYK22, 3, 0, 74
  • CSSrgb(10, 59, 66)
  • HSL188°, 74%, 15%
  • HSL Precise187.5°, 73.684%, 14.902%
  • HSV188°, 85%, 26%
  • HSB188°, 85%, 26%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.039, 0.231, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.039, 0.231, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.039, 0.231, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB3.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID0A3B42
  • DECIMAL ID670530
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01