What color is #004C50?

#004C50 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 #004C50?

The RGB value is 0, 76, 80: 0 red, 76 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004C50?

The complementary color is #500400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004C50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004C50 color

#004C50 rgb(0, 76, 80)

Shades of teal

The hex color #004C50 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 29.8% green and 31.4% blue (0, 76, 80).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#004C50 color codes

HEX	`#004C50`
RGB	`rgb(0, 76, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 29.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 100%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 5%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.77, -18.58, -8.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.77, 20.33, 203.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.032, 5.748, 8.485)`
Decimal	`19536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004C50, 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 #004C50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004C50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #004C50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004c50; }
.text { color: #004c50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004c50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 76 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004c50, #002450); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #004C50?: #004C50 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 #004C50?: The RGB value is 0, 76, 80: 0 red, 76 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004C50?: The complementary color is #500400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004C50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.