What color is #007274?

#007274 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Prismarine. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #007274?

The RGB value is 0, 114, 116: 0 red, 114 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #007274?

The complementary color is #740200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007274?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#007274 color

#007274 rgb(0, 114, 116)

Shades of teal

The hex color #007274 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 44.7% green and 45.5% blue (0, 114, 116).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Prismarine (#117777), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#007274 color codes

HEX	`#007274`
RGB	`rgb(0, 114, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 44.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 100%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 2%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.2, -25.88, -8.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.2, 27.37, 198.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.168, 13.294, 18.602)`
Decimal	`29300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #007274, 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 #007274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #007274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007274; }
.text { color: #007274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 114 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007274, #003874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #007274?: #007274 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Prismarine. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #007274?: The RGB value is 0, 114, 116: 0 red, 114 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #007274?: The complementary color is #740200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007274?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.