What color is #00464A?

#00464A 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 #00464A?

The RGB value is 0, 70, 74: 0 red, 70 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00464A?

The complementary color is #4A0400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00464A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00464A color

#00464A rgb(0, 70, 74)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00464A is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 27.5% green and 29% blue (0, 70, 74).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#00464A color codes

HEX	`#00464A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 70, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 27.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 100%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 5%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.37, -17.48, -7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.37, 19.21, 204.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.426, 4.874, 7.238)`
Decimal	`17994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00464A, 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 #00464A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00464A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #00464A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00464a; }
.text { color: #00464a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00464a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 70 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00464a, #00214a); }

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Questions

What color is #00464A?: #00464A 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 #00464A?: The RGB value is 0, 70, 74: 0 red, 70 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00464A?: The complementary color is #4A0400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00464A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.