What color is #00454A?

#00454A is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00454A?

The RGB value is 0, 69, 74: 0 red, 69 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00454A?

The complementary color is #4A0500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00454A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00454A color

#00454A rgb(0, 69, 74)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00454A is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 27.1% green and 29% blue (0, 69, 74).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#00454A color codes

HEX	`#00454A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 69, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 27.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 100%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 7%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.01, -16.93, -8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.01, 18.94, 206.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.364, 4.75, 7.217)`
Decimal	`17738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00454A, 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 #00454A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00454A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #00454A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00454a; }
.text { color: #00454a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00454a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 69 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00454a, #00204a); }

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Questions

What color is #00454A?: #00454A is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00454A?: The RGB value is 0, 69, 74: 0 red, 69 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00454A?: The complementary color is #4A0500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00454A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.