What color is #004741?

#004741 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 #004741?

The RGB value is 0, 71, 65: 0 red, 71 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004741?

The complementary color is #470006, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004741?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004741 color

#004741 rgb(0, 71, 65)

Shades of teal

The hex color #004741 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 27.8% green and 25.5% blue (0, 71, 65).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#004741 color codes

HEX	`#004741`
RGB	`rgb(0, 71, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 27.8%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 100%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 8%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.41, -21.25, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.41, 21.34, 185.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.207, 4.888, 5.774)`
Decimal	`18241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004741, 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 #004741	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004741 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #004741 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004741; }
.text { color: #004741; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004741; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 71 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004741, #002947); }

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Questions

What color is #004741?: #004741 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 #004741?: The RGB value is 0, 71, 65: 0 red, 71 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004741?: The complementary color is #470006, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004741?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.