What color is #024A43?

#024A43 is a very dark, vivid spring green known as Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tropical Forest?

The RGB value is 2, 74, 67: 2 red, 74 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tropical Forest?

The complementary color is #4A0209, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #024A43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tropical Forest color: hex code #024A43

#024A43 rgb(2, 74, 67)

Shades of teal

Tropical Forest has the hex code #024A43. It is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 29% green and 26.3% blue (2, 74, 67).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 95% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 97% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 71% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

Tropical Forest (#024A43) color codes

HEX	`#024A43`
RGB	`rgb(2, 74, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 29%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 95%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 97%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(97%, 0%, 9%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.61, -21.86, -1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.61, 21.92, 184.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.486, 5.315, 6.151)`
Decimal	`150083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tropical Forest, 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 #024A43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#024A43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #024A43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #024a43; }
.text { color: #024a43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #024a43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 74 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #024a43, #022d4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #024A43 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #024A43?: #024A43 is a very dark, vivid spring green known as Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tropical Forest?: The RGB value is 2, 74, 67: 2 red, 74 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tropical Forest?: The complementary color is #4A0209, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #024A43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.