What color is #004E53?

#004E53 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 #004E53?

The RGB value is 0, 78, 83: 0 red, 78 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004E53?

The complementary color is #530500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004E53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004E53 color

#004E53 rgb(0, 78, 83)

Shades of teal

The hex color #004E53 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 30.6% green and 32.5% blue (0, 78, 83).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#004E53 color codes

HEX	`#004E53`
RGB	`rgb(0, 78, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 30.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 6%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.6, -18.58, -8.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.6, 20.61, 205.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.285, 6.073, 9.128)`
Decimal	`20051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004E53, 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 #004E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #004E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004e53; }
.text { color: #004e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 78 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004e53, #002453); }

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Questions

What color is #004E53?: #004E53 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 #004E53?: The RGB value is 0, 78, 83: 0 red, 78 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004E53?: The complementary color is #530500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004E53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.