Close to Midnight Green
#02494E
#02494E is a very dark, vivid teal, close to the color Midnight Green. In RGB it’s made of 0.8% red, 28.6% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 184°, with 95% saturation and 16% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #02494E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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2.07:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.17:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.07:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #02494E as they’d see it.
#02494E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #02494E
What color is #02494E?
#02494E is a very dark, vivid teal, close to the color Midnight Green. In RGB it’s made of 0.8% red, 28.6% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 184°, with 95% saturation and 16% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #02494E in RGB?
#02494E is rgb(2, 73, 78): 2 red, 73 green, and 78 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #02494E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(97, 6, 0, 69). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #02494E?
PANTONE 316 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #02494E?
Its complement #5D3731 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.