What color is #007894?

#007894 is a dark, vivid cyan known as Celestial. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Celestial?

The RGB value is 0, 120, 148: 0 red, 120 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Celestial?

The complementary color is #941C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007894?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Celestial color: hex code #007894

#007894 rgb(0, 120, 148)

Shades of teal

Celestial has the hex code #007894. It is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 47.1% green and 58% blue (0, 120, 148).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

Celestial (#007894) color codes

HEX	`#007894`
RGB	`rgb(0, 120, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 47.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 100%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 100%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 19%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.4, -17.74, -23.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.4, 29.12, 232.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.059, 15.569, 30.381)`
Decimal	`30868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Celestial, 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 #007894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007894 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #007894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007894; }
.text { color: #007894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 120 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007894, #002e94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

See #007894 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #007894?: #007894 is a dark, vivid cyan known as Celestial. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Celestial?: The RGB value is 0, 120, 148: 0 red, 120 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Celestial?: The complementary color is #941C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007894?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.