What color is #007BA7?

#007BA7 is a dark, vivid azure known as Cerulean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cerulean?

The RGB value is 0, 123, 167: 0 red, 123 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cerulean?

The complementary color is #A72C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007BA7?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cerulean color: hex code #007BA7

#007BA7 rgb(0, 123, 167)

Shades of blue

Cerulean has the hex code #007BA7. It is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 48.2% green and 65.5% blue (0, 123, 167).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

Cerulean (#007BA7) color codes

HEX	`#007BA7`
RGB	`rgb(0, 123, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 48.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 100%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 26%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.2, -12.33, -31.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.2, 33.77, 248.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.055, 16.954, 39.083)`
Decimal	`31655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cerulean, 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 #007BA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007BA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #007BA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007ba7; }
.text { color: #007ba7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007ba7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 123 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007ba7, #0028a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #007BA7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #007BA7?: #007BA7 is a dark, vivid azure known as Cerulean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cerulean?: The RGB value is 0, 123, 167: 0 red, 123 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cerulean?: The complementary color is #A72C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007BA7?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.