What color is #00463A?

#00463A 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 #00463A?

The RGB value is 0, 70, 58: 0 red, 70 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00463A?

The complementary color is #46000C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00463A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00463A color

#00463A rgb(0, 70, 58)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00463A is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 27.5% green and 22.7% blue (0, 70, 58).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#00463A color codes

HEX	`#00463A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 70, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 27.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 17%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.82, -23.06, 1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.82, 23.12, 175.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.953, 4.685, 4.751)`
Decimal	`17978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00463A, 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 #00463A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00463A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #00463A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00463a; }
.text { color: #00463a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00463a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 70 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00463a, #002f46); }

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Questions

What color is #00463A?: #00463A 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 #00463A?: The RGB value is 0, 70, 58: 0 red, 70 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00463A?: The complementary color is #46000C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00463A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.