What color is #007844?

#007844 is a dark, vivid spring green known as Gale of the Wind. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Gale of the Wind?

The RGB value is 0, 120, 68: 0 red, 120 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Gale of the Wind?

The complementary color is #780034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007844?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Gale of the Wind color: hex code #007844

#007844 rgb(0, 120, 68)

Shades of green

Gale of the Wind has the hex code #007844. It is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 47.1% green and 26.7% blue (0, 120, 68).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

Gale of the Wind (#007844) color codes

HEX	`#007844`
RGB	`rgb(0, 120, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 47.1%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 43%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.02, -41.79, 20.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.02, 46.62, 153.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.759, 13.849, 7.732)`
Decimal	`30788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Gale of the Wind, 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 #007844	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007844 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #007844 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007844; }
.text { color: #007844; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007844; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 120 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007844, #007078); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

See #007844 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #007844?: #007844 is a dark, vivid spring green known as Gale of the Wind. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Gale of the Wind?: The RGB value is 0, 120, 68: 0 red, 120 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Gale of the Wind?: The complementary color is #780034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007844?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.