What color is #004846?

#004846 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 #004846?

The RGB value is 0, 72, 70: 0 red, 72 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004846?

The complementary color is #480002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004846?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004846 color

#004846 rgb(0, 72, 70)

Shades of teal

The hex color #004846 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 28.2% green and 27.5% blue (0, 72, 70).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#004846 color codes

HEX	`#004846`
RGB	`rgb(0, 72, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 28.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 100%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 3%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.95, -20.03, -4.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.95, 20.52, 192.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.422, 5.076, 6.593)`
Decimal	`18502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004846, 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 #004846	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004846 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #004846 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004846; }
.text { color: #004846; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004846; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 72 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004846, #002648); }

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Questions

What color is #004846?: #004846 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 #004846?: The RGB value is 0, 72, 70: 0 red, 72 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004846?: The complementary color is #480002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004846?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.