What color is #004957?

#004957 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 #004957?

The RGB value is 0, 73, 87: 0 red, 73 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004957?

The complementary color is #570E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004957?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004957 color

#004957 rgb(0, 73, 87)

Shades of teal

The hex color #004957 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 28.6% green and 34.1% blue (0, 73, 87).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal Expedition (#114C5A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#004957 color codes

HEX	`#004957`
RGB	`rgb(0, 73, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 28.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 100%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 16%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.99, -14.22, -13.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.99, 19.91, 224.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.102, 5.453, 9.851)`
Decimal	`18775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004957, 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 #004957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004957 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #004957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004957; }
.text { color: #004957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 73 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004957, #001d57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #004957?: #004957 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 #004957?: The RGB value is 0, 73, 87: 0 red, 73 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004957?: The complementary color is #570E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004957?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.