What color is #04554B?

#04554B is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #04554B?

The RGB value is 4, 85, 75: 4 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #04554B?

The complementary color is #55040E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #04554B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#04554B color

#04554B rgb(4, 85, 75)

Shades of teal

The hex color #04554B is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 33.3% green and 29.4% blue (4, 85, 75).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 91% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 95% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Cape Verde (#01554F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#04554B color codes

HEX	`#04554B`
RGB	`rgb(4, 85, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 33.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 91%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 95%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(95%, 0%, 12%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.88, -24.57, -0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.88, 24.58, 180.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.568, 7.03, 7.771)`
Decimal	`283979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #04554B, 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 #04554B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#04554B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #04554B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #04554b; }
.text { color: #04554b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #04554b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 85 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #04554b, #043655); }

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Questions

What color is #04554B?: #04554B is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #04554B?: The RGB value is 4, 85, 75: 4 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #04554B?: The complementary color is #55040E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #04554B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.