Midnight Green(eagle Green) (#004953)

The hex code for Midnight Green(eagle Green) is #004953. It is rgb(0, 73, 83) in RGB, hsl(187, 100%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 12%, 0%, 67%) in CMYK — a darkest teal. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#004953

RGBrgb(0, 73, 83)

HSLhsl(187, 100%, 16%)

HSVhsv(187, 100%, 33%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 12%, 0%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(37.2% 0.064 210.3)

LABlab(27.57% -17.62 -12.01)

LCHlch(27.57% 21.32 214.28)

Colors Closest to Midnight Green(eagle Green)

Midnight Green(eagle Green) is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Deep Teal#003B46ΔE 6.42 Deep Jungle Green#004B49ΔE 8.02 Japanese Indigo#264348ΔE 9.24 Petrol#005F6AΔE 9.53 Dark Slate Gray#2F4F4FΔE 10.32 Peacock#005F5FΔE 11.77

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#004953 Channel Values

How Midnight Green(eagle Green) breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 73 · B 83	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 187° · S 100% · L 16%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 187° · S 100% · V 33%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 67%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.11:1 vs white · 2.08:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Midnight Green(eagle Green) 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 text10.11:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Midnight Green(eagle Green)

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Midnight Green(eagle Green)

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

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How Midnight Green(eagle Green) 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#004953

Protanopia#424253

Protanomaly#334553

Deuteranopia#3C3C54

Deuteranomaly#2D4154

Tritanopia#004A4A

Tritanomaly#004A4E

Achromatopsia#424242

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Using #004953 in Code

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

CSS custom property--midnight-green-eagle-green: #004953;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #004953;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'midnight-green-eagle-green': '#004953' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.286, blue: 0.325)

Android XML<color name="midnight_green_eagle_green">#004953</color>

SVG fillfill="#004953"

More Teal Colors

Midnight Green(eagle Green) sits in the tealfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

004b49 004747 004b4d 004242 005252 004157 005757 003b46 005a70 003838 005c7a 003333 008080 00bba7 05c1ff 126180 1fffff 2e4b4d 45ded6 5f8a8f 81e4e4 a3c6c8 c2f5f0 dcf9f6

#004953 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Midnight Green(eagle Green)?

The hex code for Midnight Green(eagle Green) is #004953. That is rgb(0, 73, 83) in RGB, hsl(187, 100%, 16%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(100%, 12%, 0%, 67%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #004953?

#004953 is rgb(0, 73, 83) — red 0, green 73, and blue 83 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #004953?

#004953 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 12%, 0%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #004953 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #004953 scores 10.11:1 against white and 2.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #004953 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #004953 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 10.32, which is visibly different.

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