What color is #004443?

#004443 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 #004443?

The RGB value is 0, 68, 67: 0 red, 68 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004443?

The complementary color is #440001, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004443?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004443 color

#004443 rgb(0, 68, 67)

Shades of teal

The hex color #004443 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 26.7% green and 26.3% blue (0, 68, 67).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#004443 color codes

HEX	`#004443`
RGB	`rgb(0, 68, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 26.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 1%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.38, -18.96, -4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.38, 19.57, 194.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.08, 4.539, 6.023)`
Decimal	`17475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004443, 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 #004443	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004443 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #004443 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004443; }
.text { color: #004443; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004443; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 68 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004443, #002344); }

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Questions

What color is #004443?: #004443 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 #004443?: The RGB value is 0, 68, 67: 0 red, 68 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004443?: The complementary color is #440001, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004443?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.