What color is #004A41?

#004A41 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 #004A41?

The RGB value is 0, 74, 65: 0 red, 74 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004A41?

The complementary color is #4A0009, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004A41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004A41 color

#004A41 rgb(0, 74, 65)

Shades of teal

The hex color #004A41 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 29% green and 25.5% blue (0, 74, 65).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 71% 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 10.21:1).

#004A41 color codes

HEX	`#004A41`
RGB	`rgb(0, 74, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 29%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 100%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 12%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.51, -22.78, -0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.51, 22.78, 181)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.402, 5.279, 5.84)`
Decimal	`19009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004A41, 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 #004A41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004A41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #004A41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004a41; }
.text { color: #004a41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004a41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 74 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004a41, #002e4a); }

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Questions

What color is #004A41?: #004A41 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 #004A41?: The RGB value is 0, 74, 65: 0 red, 74 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004A41?: The complementary color is #4A0009, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004A41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.