Close to Dark Teal
#045951
#045951 is a very dark, vivid teal, close to the color Dark Teal. In RGB it’s made of 1.6% red, 34.9% green, and 31.8% blue. Its hue is 174°, with 91% saturation and 18% 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 #045951.
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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2.55:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.23:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.55:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #045951 as they’d see it.
#045951 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 #045951
What color is #045951?
#045951 is a very dark, vivid teal, close to the color Dark Teal. In RGB it’s made of 1.6% red, 34.9% green, and 31.8% blue. Its hue is 174°, with 91% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #045951 in RGB?
#045951 is rgb(4, 89, 81): 4 red, 89 green, and 81 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #045951 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(96, 0, 9, 65). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #045951?
PANTONE 3292 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #045951?
Its complement #73413C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.