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#004E4E closest to Tropical Forest

#004E4E is a dark, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Tropical Forest. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 30.6% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(0, 78, 78)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 100% saturation and 15% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. #004E4E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.55:1.

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Variations of #004E4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#004E4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#004E4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #004E4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #3E424E
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #48494E
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3D4A4E
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3E424E
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #34474E
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00514E
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #004F4E
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #454545
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3C4848

#004E4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.55:1 Very good#004E4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.20:1 Very poor#004E4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#004E4E in CSS

/* Tropical Forest */
.color { color: #004E4E; }
.background { background-color: #004E4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #004E4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 78 78);
color: hsl(180 100% 15%);
color: oklch(0.384 0.066 194.8);

#004E4E FAQ

What color is #004E4E?

#004E4E is a dark, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Tropical Forest. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #004E4E?

#004E4E is rgb(0, 78, 78) in RGB, hsl(180, 100%, 15%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #004E4E?

The complementary color of #004E4E is #4E0000, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #004E4E?

White text has the best contrast on #004E4E: 9.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #004E4E a warm or cool color?

#004E4E is a cool color.