Dark teal
#004A4B
#004A4B is a dark teal with low intensity, at step 800 of its 50–950 scale. White text on it has a contrast of 10.1:1. It is readable as text on white (10.1:1).
#004A4B shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #004A4B kept exactly at step 800. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 DCFFFF
- 100 C8F6F6
- 200 B2E4E4
- 300 94CBCC
- 400 74AFB0
- 500 579494
- 600 3C7979
- 700 256060
- 800 004A4B
- 900 003333
- 950 001D1E
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-teal-50: #dcffff; --color-teal-100: #c8f6f6; --color-teal-200: #b2e4e4; --color-teal-300: #94cbcc; --color-teal-400: #74afb0; --color-teal-500: #579494; --color-teal-600: #3c7979; --color-teal-700: #256060; --color-teal-800: #004a4b; --color-teal-900: #003333; --color-teal-950: #001d1e;}Is #004A4B readable?
Contrast for text on #004A4B and for #004A4B used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
AAA · 10.1APCA Lc 97 · Ideal for body text
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
Fail · 1.9APCA Lc 10 · Not readable
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on white
AAA · 10.1APCA Lc 93 · Ideal for body text
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #498686 · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
Fail · 1.9APCA Lc 9 · Not readable
Color palettes with #004A4B
Six palettes built around #004A4B, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#004A4B · #35ADDE · #00C491 · #CFE6FF · #223536
- Complementary#004A4B · #BF6562 · #FF8388 · #87ECED · #202D2D
- Split complementary#004A4B · #D3679B · #EF7F55 · #B6F8F8 · #22302F
- Triadic#004A4B · #A16AAE · #F19C00 · #B5F1EB · #142524
- Tetradic#004A4B · #8580BE · #FF96A1 · #F8E394 · #162B2D
- Monochromatic#004A4B · #00ABAE · #00D1DB · #9EEBEA · #192A2A
#004A4B as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #004A4B looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #DCFFFF
- Brand 100, #C8F6F6
- Brand 200, #B2E4E4
- Brand 300, #94CBCC
- Brand 400, #74AFB0
- Brand 500, #579494
- Brand 600, #3C7979
- Brand 700, #256060
- Brand 800, #004A4B
- Brand 900, #003333
- Brand 950, #001D1E
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #F9FAFA
- Neutral 100, #F2F5F5
- Neutral 200, #E2E6E6
- Neutral 300, #CFD6D6
- Neutral 400, #99A3A3
- Neutral 500, #6B7676
- Neutral 600, #4C5757
- Neutral 700, #394242
- Neutral 800, #212A2A
- Neutral 900, #111A1A
- Neutral 950, #050C0C
Success
- Success 50, #E3FFEE
- Success 100, #B4FFD6
- Success 200, #9AEFC1
- Success 300, #77D6A6
- Success 400, #51BB88
- Success 500, #1D9765
- Success 600, #008254
- Success 700, #006641
- Success 800, #004D30
- Success 900, #003520
- Success 950, #001F10
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF6E5
- Warning 100, #FFE8C0
- Warning 200, #FCD387
- Warning 300, #E5B863
- Warning 400, #D3A23F
- Warning 500, #AE7F06
- Warning 600, #8D6600
- Warning 700, #6F4F00
- Warning 800, #543B00
- Warning 900, #3A2800
- Warning 950, #221600
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F2
- Danger 100, #FFE4E0
- Danger 200, #FFCBC2
- Danger 300, #FFA396
- Danger 400, #F77767
- Danger 500, #D9584A
- Danger 600, #BF4034
- Danger 700, #99221A
- Danger 800, #7B0805
- Danger 900, #580000
- Danger 950, #360000
Info
- Info 50, #EEF9FF
- Info 100, #D6EFFF
- Info 200, #AFE1FF
- Info 300, #75CBFB
- Info 400, #50AEE1
- Info 500, #2A92C5
- Info 600, #007EB0
- Info 700, #005D82
- Info 800, #004563
- Info 900, #003045
- Info 950, #001B2A
- Primary buttons use Brand 800 with white text, at 10.1:1.
- In dark mode primary lifts to Brand 500 so it reads on the dark background, at 5.7:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #004A4B
Lighter and darker versions, its complementary color, neighbors on the color wheel and softer variants.