What color is #004A5A?

#004A5A 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 #004A5A?

The RGB value is 0, 74, 90: 0 red, 74 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004A5A?

The complementary color is #5A1000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004A5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004A5A color

#004A5A rgb(0, 74, 90)

Shades of teal

The hex color #004A5A is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 29% green and 35.3% blue (0, 74, 90).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal Expedition (#114C5A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#004A5A color codes

HEX	`#004A5A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 74, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 29%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 100%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 100%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 18%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.47, -13.62, -15.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.47, 20.36, 228.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.293, 5.635, 10.532)`
Decimal	`19034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004A5A, 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 #004A5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004A5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #004A5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004a5a; }
.text { color: #004a5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004a5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 74 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004a5a, #001d5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #004A5A?: #004A5A 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 #004A5A?: The RGB value is 0, 74, 90: 0 red, 74 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004A5A?: The complementary color is #5A1000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004A5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.