What color is #007078?

#007078 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Obscura. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #007078?

The RGB value is 0, 112, 120: 0 red, 112 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #007078?

The complementary color is #780800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007078?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#007078 color

#007078 rgb(0, 112, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #007078 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 43.9% green and 47.1% blue (0, 112, 120).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Aqua Obscura (#05696B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#007078 color codes

HEX	`#007078`
RGB	`rgb(0, 112, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 43.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 7%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.68, -23.49, -12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.68, 26.43, 207.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.183, 12.943, 19.78)`
Decimal	`28792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #007078, 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 #007078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #007078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007078; }
.text { color: #007078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 112 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007078, #003478); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #007078?: #007078 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Obscura. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #007078?: The RGB value is 0, 112, 120: 0 red, 112 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #007078?: The complementary color is #780800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007078?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.