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#004857 Color

#004857 is rgb(0, 72, 87) in RGB, hsl(190, 100%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 17%, 0%, 66%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight Green(eagle Green) (#004953), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.39. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#004857
HEX#004857
RGBrgb(0, 72, 87)
HSLhsl(190, 100%, 17%)
HSVhsv(190, 100%, 34%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 17%, 0%, 66%)
OKLCHoklch(37.1% 0.066 217.7)
LABlab(27.36% -15.87 -14.90)
LCHlch(27.36% 21.77 223.19)

What #004857 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #004857, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#004857 Channel Values

How #004857 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 0 · G 72 · B 878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 190° · S 100% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 190° · S 100% · V 34%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 66%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.17:1 vs white · 2.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #004857 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #004857

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #004857; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #004857

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #004857.

How #004857 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#004857
Protanopia#424257
Protanomaly#324457
Deuteranopia#3B3B58
Deuteranomaly#2D4057
Tritanopia#004A4A
Tritanomaly#004950
Achromatopsia#414141

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #004857 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-004857: #004857;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #004857;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-004857': '#004857' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.282, blue: 0.341)
Android XML<color name="color_004857">#004857</color>
SVG fillfill="#004857"

More Teal Colors

#004857 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#004857 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #004857?

#004857 is a darkest teal — rgb(0, 72, 87) in RGB and hsl(190, 100%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight Green(eagle Green) (#004953), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.39.

What is the RGB value of #004857?

#004857 is rgb(0, 72, 87) — red 0, green 72, and blue 87 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #004857?

#004857 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 17%, 0%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #004857 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #004857 scores 10.17:1 against white and 2.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #004857 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #004857 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.15, which is visibly different.

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