What color is #008473?

#008473 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #008473?

The RGB value is 0, 132, 115: 0 red, 132 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #008473?

The complementary color is #840011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #008473?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#008473 color

#008473 rgb(0, 132, 115)

Shades of teal

The hex color #008473 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 51.8% green and 45.1% blue (0, 132, 115).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#008473 color codes

HEX	`#008473`
RGB	`rgb(0, 132, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 51.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 100%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 100%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 13%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.18, -34.76, 0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.18, 34.77, 179.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.344, 17.739, 19.042)`
Decimal	`33907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #008473, 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 #008473	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#008473 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #008473 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #008473; }
.text { color: #008473; }
.border { border: 2px solid #008473; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 132 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #008473, #005384); }

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Questions

What color is #008473?: #008473 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #008473?: The RGB value is 0, 132, 115: 0 red, 132 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #008473?: The complementary color is #840011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #008473?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.