What color is #00483E?

#00483E 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 #00483E?

The RGB value is 0, 72, 62: 0 red, 72 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00483E?

The complementary color is #48000A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00483E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00483E color

#00483E rgb(0, 72, 62)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00483E is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 28.2% green and 24.3% blue (0, 72, 62).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#00483E color codes

HEX	`#00483E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 72, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 28.2%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 100%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 14%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.68, -22.76, 0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.68, 22.76, 179.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.186, 4.982, 5.35)`
Decimal	`18494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00483E, 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 #00483E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00483E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #00483E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00483e; }
.text { color: #00483e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00483e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 72 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00483e, #002e48); }

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Questions

What color is #00483E?: #00483E 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 #00483E?: The RGB value is 0, 72, 62: 0 red, 72 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00483E?: The complementary color is #48000A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00483E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.