What color is #007DAC?

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

What is the RGB value of Neptune?

The RGB value is 0, 125, 172: 0 red, 125 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Neptune?

The complementary color is #AC2F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007DAC?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Neptune color: hex code #007DAC

#007DAC rgb(0, 125, 172)

Shades of blue

Neptune has the hex code #007DAC. It is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 49% green and 67.5% blue (0, 125, 172).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

Neptune (#007DAC) color codes

HEX	`#007DAC`
RGB	`rgb(0, 125, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 49%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 100%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 27%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.06, -11.58, -33.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.06, 34.98, 250.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.777, 17.644, 41.648)`
Decimal	`32172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Neptune, 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 #007DAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007DAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #007DAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007dac; }
.text { color: #007dac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007dac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 125 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007dac, #0027ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #007DAC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #007DAC?: #007DAC is a dark, vivid azure known as Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Neptune?: The RGB value is 0, 125, 172: 0 red, 125 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Neptune?: The complementary color is #AC2F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007DAC?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.