What color is #004F62?

#004F62 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Raging Thunderstorm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #004F62?

The RGB value is 0, 79, 98: 0 red, 79 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004F62?

The complementary color is #621300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004F62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004F62 color

#004F62 rgb(0, 79, 98)

Shades of teal

The hex color #004F62 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 31% green and 38.4% blue (0, 79, 98).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Raging Thunderstorm (#004F63), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#004F62 color codes

HEX	`#004F62`
RGB	`rgb(0, 79, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 31%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 100%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 19%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.58, -13.42, -17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.58, 21.66, 231.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5, 6.473, 12.539)`
Decimal	`20322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004F62, 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 #004F62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004F62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #004F62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004f62; }
.text { color: #004f62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004f62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 79 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004f62, #001e62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #004F62?: #004F62 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Raging Thunderstorm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #004F62?: The RGB value is 0, 79, 98: 0 red, 79 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004F62?: The complementary color is #621300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004F62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.