What color is #004F44?

#004F44 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 #004F44?

The RGB value is 0, 79, 68: 0 red, 79 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004F44?

The complementary color is #4F000B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004F44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004F44 color

#004F44 rgb(0, 79, 68)

Shades of teal

The hex color #004F44 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 31% green and 26.7% blue (0, 79, 68).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#004F44 color codes

HEX	`#004F44`
RGB	`rgb(0, 79, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 31%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 100%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 14%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.43, -24.29, 0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.43, 24.29, 178.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.839, 6.009, 6.425)`
Decimal	`20292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004F44, 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 #004F44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004F44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #004F44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004f44; }
.text { color: #004f44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004f44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 79 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004f44, #00334f); }

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Questions

What color is #004F44?: #004F44 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 #004F44?: The RGB value is 0, 79, 68: 0 red, 79 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004F44?: The complementary color is #4F000B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004F44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.