What color is #004E67?

#004E67 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Raging Thunderstorm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #004E67?

The RGB value is 0, 78, 103: 0 red, 78 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004E67?

The complementary color is #671900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004E67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004E67 color

#004E67 rgb(0, 78, 103)

Shades of teal

The hex color #004E67 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 30.6% green and 40.4% blue (0, 78, 103).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Raging Thunderstorm (#004F63), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#004E67 color codes

HEX	`#004E67`
RGB	`rgb(0, 78, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 30.6%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 24%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.47, -10.82, -20.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.47, 23.04, 241.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.172, 6.427, 13.797)`
Decimal	`20071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004E67, 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 #004E67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004E67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #004E67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004e67; }
.text { color: #004e67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004e67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 78 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004e67, #001b67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #004E67?: #004E67 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Raging Thunderstorm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #004E67?: The RGB value is 0, 78, 103: 0 red, 78 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004E67?: The complementary color is #671900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004E67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.