What color is #00453F?

#00453F is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00453F?

The RGB value is 0, 69, 63: 0 red, 69 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00453F?

The complementary color is #450006, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00453F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00453F color

#00453F rgb(0, 69, 63)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00453F is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 27.1% green and 24.7% blue (0, 69, 63).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.92:1).

#00453F color codes

HEX	`#00453F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 69, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 27.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 9%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.61, -20.89, -1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.61, 20.98, 185.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.025, 4.615, 5.433)`
Decimal	`17727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00453F, 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 #00453F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00453F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #00453F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00453f; }
.text { color: #00453f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00453f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 69 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00453f, #002845); }

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Questions

What color is #00453F?: #00453F is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00453F?: The RGB value is 0, 69, 63: 0 red, 69 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00453F?: The complementary color is #450006, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00453F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.