#004233

A very dark, vivid cyan closely aligning with Darkslategray.

About #004233

When working with digital screens, the color #004233 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslategray. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(0, 66, 51).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 100% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 166.4° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 12.9% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a very dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#004233
RGB0, 66, 51
HSL166.4°, 100.0%, 12.9%
CMYK100%, 0%, 23%, 74%
HSV166.4°, 100.0%, 25.9%
LAB24.1, -23.3, 3.8
XYZ2.5, 4.1, 3.8
Decimal16947

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.49:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.83:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.99:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.55:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #004233; }
.text-color { color: #004233; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #004233; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray
#2F4F4F