What color is #014D4E?

#014D4E is a very dark, vivid cyan known as Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark Teal?

The RGB value is 1, 77, 78: 1 red, 77 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark Teal?

The complementary color is #4E0201, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #014D4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark Teal color: hex code #014D4E

#014D4E rgb(1, 77, 78)

Shades of teal

Dark Teal has the hex code #014D4E. It is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 30.2% green and 30.6% blue (1, 77, 78).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 97% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 99% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

Dark Teal (#014D4E) color codes

HEX	`#014D4E`
RGB	`rgb(1, 77, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 30.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 97%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 99%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(99%, 1%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.07, -19.74, -6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.07, 20.78, 198.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.041, 5.864, 8.125)`
Decimal	`85326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark Teal, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #014D4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#014D4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #014D4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #014d4e; }
.text { color: #014d4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #014d4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 77 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #014d4e, #01264e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #014D4E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #014D4E?: #014D4E is a very dark, vivid cyan known as Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark Teal?: The RGB value is 1, 77, 78: 1 red, 77 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark Teal?: The complementary color is #4E0201, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #014D4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.