What color is #01796F?

#01796F is a dark, vivid cyan known as Pine Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pine Green?

The RGB value is 1, 121, 111: 1 red, 121 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pine Green?

The complementary color is #79010B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #01796F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pine Green color: hex code #01796F

#01796F rgb(1, 121, 111)

Shades of teal

Pine Green has the hex code #01796F. It is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 47.5% green and 43.5% blue (1, 121, 111).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 98% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 99% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

Pine Green (#01796F) color codes

HEX	`#01796F`
RGB	`rgb(1, 121, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 47.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 98%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 99%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(99%, 0%, 8%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.4, -30.84, -2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.4, 30.96, 184.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.718, 14.828, 17.386)`
Decimal	`96623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pine Green, 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 #01796F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#01796F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #01796F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #01796f; }
.text { color: #01796f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #01796f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 121 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #01796f, #014779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #01796F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #01796F?: #01796F is a dark, vivid cyan known as Pine Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pine Green?: The RGB value is 1, 121, 111: 1 red, 121 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pine Green?: The complementary color is #79010B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #01796F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.