What color is #004951?

#004951 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 #004951?

The RGB value is 0, 73, 81: 0 red, 73 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004951?

The complementary color is #510800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004951?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004951 color

#004951 rgb(0, 73, 81)

Shades of teal

The hex color #004951 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 28.6% green and 31.8% blue (0, 73, 81).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal Expedition (#114C5A), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#004951 color codes

HEX	`#004951`
RGB	`rgb(0, 73, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 28.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 100%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 10%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.73, -16.54, -10.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.73, 19.56, 212.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.867, 5.359, 8.613)`
Decimal	`18769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004951, 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 #004951	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004951 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #004951 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004951; }
.text { color: #004951; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004951; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 73 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004951, #002151); }

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Questions

What color is #004951?: #004951 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 #004951?: The RGB value is 0, 73, 81: 0 red, 73 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004951?: The complementary color is #510800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004951?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.