What color is #00687C?

#00687C is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Teal With It. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00687C?

The RGB value is 0, 104, 124: 0 red, 104 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00687C?

The complementary color is #7C1400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00687C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00687C color

#00687C rgb(0, 104, 124)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00687C is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 40.8% green and 48.6% blue (0, 104, 124).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Teal With It (#01697A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#00687C color codes

HEX	`#00687C`
RGB	`rgb(0, 104, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 40.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 100%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 16%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.17, -17.76, -18.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.17, 25.54, 225.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.587, 11.355, 20.804)`
Decimal	`26748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00687C, 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 #00687C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#00687C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #00687C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00687c; }
.text { color: #00687c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00687c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 104 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00687c, #002a7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #00687C?: #00687C is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Teal With It. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00687C?: The RGB value is 0, 104, 124: 0 red, 104 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00687C?: The complementary color is #7C1400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00687C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.