What color is #007169?

#007169 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Pine Scented Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #007169?

The RGB value is 0, 113, 105: 0 red, 113 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #007169?

The complementary color is #710008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007169?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#007169 color

#007169 rgb(0, 113, 105)

Shades of teal

The hex color #007169 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 44.3% green and 41.2% blue (0, 113, 105).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Pine Scented Lagoon (#066F6C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#007169 color codes

HEX	`#007169`
RGB	`rgb(0, 113, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 44.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 100%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 100%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 7%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.5, -28.99, -3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.5, 29.18, 186.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.454, 12.829, 15.393)`
Decimal	`29033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #007169, 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 #007169	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007169 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #007169 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007169; }
.text { color: #007169; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007169; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 113 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007169, #004171); }

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Questions

What color is #007169?: #007169 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Pine Scented Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #007169?: The RGB value is 0, 113, 105: 0 red, 113 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #007169?: The complementary color is #710008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007169?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.