What color is #007290?

#007290 is a dark, vivid cyan known as Blue Fjord. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blue Fjord?

The RGB value is 0, 114, 144: 0 red, 114 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blue Fjord?

The complementary color is #901E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007290?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blue Fjord color: hex code #007290

#007290 rgb(0, 114, 144)

Shades of teal

Blue Fjord has the hex code #007290. It is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 44.7% green and 56.5% blue (0, 114, 144).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

Blue Fjord (#007290) color codes

HEX	`#007290`
RGB	`rgb(0, 114, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 44.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 100%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 21%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.3, -15.89, -23.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.3, 28.77, 236.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.049, 14.047, 28.509)`
Decimal	`29328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blue Fjord, 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 #007290	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007290 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #007290 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007290; }
.text { color: #007290; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007290; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 114 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007290, #002a90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

See #007290 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #007290?: #007290 is a dark, vivid cyan known as Blue Fjord. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blue Fjord?: The RGB value is 0, 114, 144: 0 red, 114 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blue Fjord?: The complementary color is #901E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007290?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.