What color is #004242?

#004242 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #004242?

The RGB value is 0, 66, 66: 0 red, 66 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004242?

The complementary color is #420000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004242?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004242 color

#004242 rgb(0, 66, 66)

Shades of teal

The hex color #004242 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 25.9% green and 25.9% blue (0, 66, 66).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#004242 color codes

HEX	`#004242`
RGB	`rgb(0, 66, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 25.9%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 100%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.61, -18.23, -5.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.61, 19, 196.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.931, 4.289, 5.827)`
Decimal	`16962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004242, 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 #004242	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004242 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #004242 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004242; }
.text { color: #004242; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004242; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 66 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004242, #002142); }

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Questions

What color is #004242?: #004242 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #004242?: The RGB value is 0, 66, 66: 0 red, 66 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004242?: The complementary color is #420000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004242?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.