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#04555c color: Deep Teal

#04555c is rgb(4, 85, 92) in RGB and oklch(41.062% 0.06876 204.658) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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185°
100%

41.1%
0.069
205°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • cyan-900
  • Black 64%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #04555c

#04555c is a soft dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 41.1% lightness, 0.069 chroma and a hue of 205°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.54:1 contrast and black text 2.46:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Deep Teal (#00555a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-900.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #04555c mixed with white

  1. 04555c
  2. 29656b
  3. 42757a
  4. 5a858a
  5. 71969a
  6. 88a7aa
  7. 9fb8bb
  8. b7c9cb
  9. cedbdc
  10. e7edee

Darker: #04555c mixed with black

  1. 04555c
  2. 03494f
  3. 023d42
  4. 013136
  5. 01262a
  6. 001c1f
  7. 001114
  8. 00080a
  9. 000203
  10. 000000

Calmer: #04555c with less saturation

  1. 04555c
  2. 15545a
  3. 1f5359
  4. 275257
  5. 2e5155
  6. 345053
  7. 394f52
  8. 3e4e50
  9. 424d4e
  10. 464c4c

Questions about #04555c

What color is #04555c?

#04555c is soft dark cyan. The closest named color is Deep Teal. In RGB it is rgb(4, 85, 92), in HSL hsl(184.77, 91.67%, 18.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.062% 0.06876 204.658).

What colors go well with #04555c?

The complementary color of #04555c is #6b3b38. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #155748 and #1e506a. The triadic partners are #5d3d5f and #5c4719.

Is white or black text more readable on #04555c?

White text reads better on #04555c: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and black gives 2.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #04555c a warm or cool color?

#04555c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 205 degrees, its lightness 41.1% and its chroma 0.069.