What color is #00718A?

#00718A is a dark, vivid cyan known as Waterworld. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Waterworld?

The RGB value is 0, 113, 138: 0 red, 113 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Waterworld?

The complementary color is #8A1900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00718A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Waterworld color: hex code #00718A

#00718A rgb(0, 113, 138)

Shades of teal

Waterworld has the hex code #00718A. It is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 44.3% green and 54.1% blue (0, 113, 138).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

Waterworld (#00718A) color codes

HEX	`#00718A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 113, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 44.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 100%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 18%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.72, -17.56, -21.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.72, 27.61, 230.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.491, 13.644, 26.12)`
Decimal	`29066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Waterworld, 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 #00718A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#00718A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #00718A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00718a; }
.text { color: #00718a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00718a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 113 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00718a, #002c8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

See #00718A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #00718A?: #00718A is a dark, vivid cyan known as Waterworld. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Waterworld?: The RGB value is 0, 113, 138: 0 red, 113 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Waterworld?: The complementary color is #8A1900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00718A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.