HEX Color #004950 (Darkslategray)

About #004950

The hex code #004950 represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslategray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 0, 73, and 80.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 100% cyan and 9% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 185.2° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 15.7% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#004950

RGB0, 73, 80

HSL185.2°, 100.0%, 15.7%

CMYK100%, 9%, 0%, 69%

HSV185.2°, 100.0%, 31.4%

LAB27.7, -16.9, -9.9

XYZ3.8, 5.3, 8.4

Decimal18768

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#004950 #500700

Analogous

#00502E #002150

Triadic

#500048 #495000

Tetradic

#2E0050 #500700 #205000

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#004950

#1C5D63

#387176

#55858A

#71999D

#8DAEB1

#AAC2C4

#C6D6D8

#E2EAEB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#004950

#004047

#00383E

#003035

#00282C

#002023

#00181A

#001011

#000808

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.15:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.07:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

9.70:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.76:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #004950; }

.text-color { color: #004950; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #004950; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray

#2F4F4F