What color is #00507A?

#00507A is a dark, vivid azure known as Sea Paint. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sea Paint?

The RGB value is 0, 80, 122: 0 red, 80 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sea Paint?

The complementary color is #7A2A00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00507A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sea Paint color: hex code #00507A

#00507A rgb(0, 80, 122)

Shades of blue

Sea Paint has the hex code #00507A. It is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 31.4% green and 47.8% blue (0, 80, 122).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

Sea Paint (#00507A) color codes

HEX	`#00507A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 80, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 31.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 100%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 34%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.13, -4.24, -29.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.13, 29.96, 261.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.38, 7.142, 19.451)`
Decimal	`20602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sea Paint, 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 #00507A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00507A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #00507A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00507a; }
.text { color: #00507a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00507a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 80 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00507a, #00137a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

See #00507A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #00507A?: #00507A is a dark, vivid azure known as Sea Paint. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sea Paint?: The RGB value is 0, 80, 122: 0 red, 80 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sea Paint?: The complementary color is #7A2A00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00507A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.