What color is #04302A?

#04302A is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #04302A?

The RGB value is 4, 48, 42: 4 red, 48 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #04302A?

The complementary color is #30040A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #04302A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#04302A color

#04302A rgb(4, 48, 42)

Shades of teal

The hex color #04302A is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 18.8% green and 16.5% blue (4, 48, 42).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 85% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#04302A color codes

HEX	`#04302A`
RGB	`rgb(4, 48, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 18.8%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 85%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 92%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 0%, 13%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.02, -16.23, -0.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.02, 16.23, 181.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.525, 2.307, 2.555)`
Decimal	`274474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #04302A, 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 #04302A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#04302A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #04302A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #04302a; }
.text { color: #04302a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #04302a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 48 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #04302a, #042030); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #04302A?: #04302A is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #04302A?: The RGB value is 4, 48, 42: 4 red, 48 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #04302A?: The complementary color is #30040A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #04302A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.