What color is #044C43?

#044C43 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 #044C43?

The RGB value is 4, 76, 67: 4 red, 76 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #044C43?

The complementary color is #4C040D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #044C43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#044C43 color

#044C43 rgb(4, 76, 67)

Shades of teal

The hex color #044C43 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 29.8% green and 26.3% blue (4, 76, 67).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 90% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 95% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% 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 9.91:1).

#044C43 color codes

HEX	`#044C43`
RGB	`rgb(4, 76, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 29.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 90%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 95%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(95%, 0%, 12%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.38, -22.64, -0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.38, 22.65, 181.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.647, 5.599, 6.198)`
Decimal	`281667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #044C43, 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 #044C43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#044C43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #044C43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #044c43; }
.text { color: #044c43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #044c43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 76 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #044c43, #04314c); }

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Questions

What color is #044C43?: #044C43 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 #044C43?: The RGB value is 4, 76, 67: 4 red, 76 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #044C43?: The complementary color is #4C040D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #044C43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.