What color is #004A4F?

#004A4F 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 #004A4F?

The RGB value is 0, 74, 79: 0 red, 74 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004A4F?

The complementary color is #4F0500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004A4F?

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.

#004A4F color

#004A4F rgb(0, 74, 79)

Shades of teal

The hex color #004A4F is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 29% green and 31% blue (0, 74, 79).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#004A4F color codes

HEX	`#004A4F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 74, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 29%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 100%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 6%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.01, -17.85, -8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.01, 19.87, 206.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.859, 5.462, 8.246)`
Decimal	`19023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004A4F, 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 #004A4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004A4F 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 #004A4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004a4f; }
.text { color: #004a4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004a4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 74 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004a4f, #00224f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #004A4F?: #004A4F 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 #004A4F?: The RGB value is 0, 74, 79: 0 red, 74 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004A4F?: The complementary color is #4F0500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004A4F?: 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.