What color is #007799?

#007799 is a dark, vivid cyan known as Pristine Seas. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pristine Seas?

The RGB value is 0, 119, 153: 0 red, 119 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pristine Seas?

The complementary color is #992200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007799?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pristine Seas color: hex code #007799

#007799 rgb(0, 119, 153)

Shades of teal

Pristine Seas has the hex code #007799. It is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 46.7% green and 60% blue (0, 119, 153).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

Pristine Seas (#007799) color codes

HEX	`#007799`
RGB	`rgb(0, 119, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 46.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 22%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.3, -15.33, -26.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.3, 30.36, 239.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.344, 15.492, 32.47)`
Decimal	`30617`
Short hex	`#079`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pristine Seas, 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 #007799	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007799 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #007799 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007799; }
.text { color: #007799; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007799; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 119 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007799, #002a99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #007799 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #007799?: #007799 is a dark, vivid cyan known as Pristine Seas. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pristine Seas?: The RGB value is 0, 119, 153: 0 red, 119 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pristine Seas?: The complementary color is #992200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007799?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.