What color is #004644?

#004644 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 #004644?

The RGB value is 0, 70, 68: 0 red, 70 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004644?

The complementary color is #460002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004644?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004644 color

#004644 rgb(0, 70, 68)

Shades of teal

The hex color #004644 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 27.5% green and 26.7% blue (0, 70, 68).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#004644 color codes

HEX	`#004644`
RGB	`rgb(0, 70, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 27.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 3%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.15, -19.67, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.15, 20.15, 192.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.233, 4.797, 6.223)`
Decimal	`17988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004644, 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 #004644	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004644 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #004644 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004644; }
.text { color: #004644; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004644; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 70 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004644, #002546); }

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Questions

What color is #004644?: #004644 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 #004644?: The RGB value is 0, 70, 68: 0 red, 70 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004644?: The complementary color is #460002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004644?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.