What color is #004650?

#004650 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Nocturnal Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #004650?

The RGB value is 0, 70, 80: 0 red, 70 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004650?

The complementary color is #500A00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004650?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004650 color

#004650 rgb(0, 70, 80)

Shades of teal

The hex color #004650 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 27.5% green and 31.4% blue (0, 70, 80).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal Expedition (#114C5A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#004650 color codes

HEX	`#004650`
RGB	`rgb(0, 70, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 27.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 100%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 12%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.62, -15.2, -11.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.62, 19.06, 217.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.637, 4.959, 8.353)`
Decimal	`18000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004650, 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 #004650	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004650 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #004650 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004650; }
.text { color: #004650; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004650; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 70 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004650, #001e50); }

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Questions

What color is #004650?: #004650 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Nocturnal Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #004650?: The RGB value is 0, 70, 80: 0 red, 70 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004650?: The complementary color is #500A00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004650?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.