What color is #014D45?

#014D45 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 #014D45?

The RGB value is 1, 77, 69: 1 red, 77 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #014D45?

The complementary color is #4D0109, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #014D45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#014D45 color

#014D45 rgb(1, 77, 69)

Shades of teal

The hex color #014D45 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 30.2% green and 27.1% blue (1, 77, 69).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 97% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 99% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#014D45 color codes

HEX	`#014D45`
RGB	`rgb(1, 77, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 30.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 97%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 99%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(99%, 0%, 10%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.76, -22.85, -1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.76, 22.88, 182.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.74, 5.743, 6.541)`
Decimal	`85317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #014D45, 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 #014D45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#014D45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #014D45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #014d45; }
.text { color: #014d45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #014d45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 77 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #014d45, #012f4d); }

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Questions

What color is #014D45?: #014D45 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 #014D45?: The RGB value is 1, 77, 69: 1 red, 77 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #014D45?: The complementary color is #4D0109, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #014D45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.