What color is #004A47?

#004A47 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #004A47?

The RGB value is 0, 74, 71: 0 red, 74 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004A47?

The complementary color is #4A0003, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004A47?

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.

#004A47 color

#004A47 rgb(0, 74, 71)

Shades of teal

The hex color #004A47 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 29% green and 27.8% blue (0, 74, 71).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#004A47 color codes

HEX	`#004A47`
RGB	`rgb(0, 74, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 29%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 100%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 4%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.71, -20.74, -4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.71, 21.12, 190.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.586, 5.352, 6.804)`
Decimal	`19015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004A47, 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 #004A47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004A47 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 #004A47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004a47; }
.text { color: #004a47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004a47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 74 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004a47, #00284a); }

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Questions

What color is #004A47?: #004A47 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #004A47?: The RGB value is 0, 74, 71: 0 red, 74 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004A47?: The complementary color is #4A0003, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004A47?: 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.