What color is #004740?

#004740 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 #004740?

The RGB value is 0, 71, 64: 0 red, 71 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004740?

The complementary color is #470007, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004740?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004740 color

#004740 rgb(0, 71, 64)

Shades of teal

The hex color #004740 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 27.8% green and 25.1% blue (0, 71, 64).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#004740 color codes

HEX	`#004740`
RGB	`rgb(0, 71, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 27.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 100%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 10%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.38, -21.59, -1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.38, 21.63, 183.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.178, 4.876, 5.623)`
Decimal	`18240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004740, 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 #004740	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004740 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #004740 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004740; }
.text { color: #004740; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004740; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 71 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004740, #002a47); }

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Questions

What color is #004740?: #004740 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 #004740?: The RGB value is 0, 71, 64: 0 red, 71 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004740?: The complementary color is #470007, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004740?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.