What color is #007BA1?

#007BA1 is a dark, vivid cyan known as Bleu Ciel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bleu Ciel?

The RGB value is 0, 123, 161: 0 red, 123 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bleu Ciel?

The complementary color is #A12600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007BA1?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bleu Ciel color: hex code #007BA1

#007BA1 rgb(0, 123, 161)

Shades of teal

Bleu Ciel has the hex code #007BA1. It is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 48.2% green and 63.1% blue (0, 123, 161).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

Bleu Ciel (#007BA1) color codes

HEX	`#007BA1`
RGB	`rgb(0, 123, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 48.2%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 100%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 100%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 24%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.93, -14.59, -28.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.93, 31.9, 242.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.513, 16.737, 36.23)`
Decimal	`31649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bleu Ciel, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #007BA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007BA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #007BA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007ba1; }
.text { color: #007ba1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007ba1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 123 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007ba1, #002ba1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #007BA1 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #007BA1?: #007BA1 is a dark, vivid cyan known as Bleu Ciel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bleu Ciel?: The RGB value is 0, 123, 161: 0 red, 123 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bleu Ciel?: The complementary color is #A12600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007BA1?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.