What color is #04302D?

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

What is the RGB value of #04302D?

The RGB value is 4, 48, 45: 4 red, 48 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #04302D?

The complementary color is #300407, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #04302D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#04302D color

#04302D rgb(4, 48, 45)

Shades of teal

The hex color #04302D is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 18.8% green and 17.6% blue (4, 48, 45).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 85% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.33:1).

#04302D color codes

HEX	`#04302D`
RGB	`rgb(4, 48, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 18.8%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 85%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 92%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 0%, 6%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.13, -15.17, -2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.13, 15.34, 188.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.58, 2.329, 2.848)`
Decimal	`274477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #04302D, 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 #04302D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#04302D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #04302D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #04302d; }
.text { color: #04302d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #04302d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 48 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #04302d, #041d30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #04302D?: #04302D is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #04302D?: The RGB value is 4, 48, 45: 4 red, 48 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #04302D?: The complementary color is #300407, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #04302D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.