What color is #004D46?

#004D46 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 #004D46?

The RGB value is 0, 77, 70: 0 red, 77 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004D46?

The complementary color is #4D0007, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004D46?

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.

#004D46 color

#004D46 rgb(0, 77, 70)

Shades of teal

The hex color #004D46 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 30.2% green and 27.5% blue (0, 77, 70).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 70% 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 9.77:1).

#004D46 color codes

HEX	`#004D46`
RGB	`rgb(0, 77, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 30.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 100%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 9%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.77, -22.63, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.77, 22.7, 184.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.759, 5.749, 6.705)`
Decimal	`19782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004D46, 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 #004D46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004D46 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 #004D46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004d46; }
.text { color: #004d46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004d46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 77 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004d46, #002e4d); }

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Questions

What color is #004D46?: #004D46 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 #004D46?: The RGB value is 0, 77, 70: 0 red, 77 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004D46?: The complementary color is #4D0007, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004D46?: 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.