What color is #004F63?

#004F63 is a very dark, vivid cyan known as Raging Thunderstorm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Raging Thunderstorm?

The RGB value is 0, 79, 99: 0 red, 79 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Raging Thunderstorm?

The complementary color is #631400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004F63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Raging Thunderstorm color: hex code #004F63

#004F63 rgb(0, 79, 99)

Shades of teal

Raging Thunderstorm has the hex code #004F63. It is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 31% green and 38.8% blue (0, 79, 99).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

Raging Thunderstorm (#004F63) color codes

HEX	`#004F63`
RGB	`rgb(0, 79, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 31%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 100%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 20%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.62, -13.02, -17.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.62, 21.86, 233.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.047, 6.492, 12.789)`
Decimal	`20323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Raging Thunderstorm, 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 #004F63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004F63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #004F63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004f63; }
.text { color: #004f63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004f63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 79 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004f63, #001e63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

See #004F63 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #004F63?: #004F63 is a very dark, vivid cyan known as Raging Thunderstorm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Raging Thunderstorm?: The RGB value is 0, 79, 99: 0 red, 79 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Raging Thunderstorm?: The complementary color is #631400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004F63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.