What color is #00746C?

#00746C is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Pine Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00746C?

The RGB value is 0, 116, 108: 0 red, 116 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00746C?

The complementary color is #740008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00746C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00746C color

#00746C rgb(0, 116, 108)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00746C is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 45.5% green and 42.4% blue (0, 116, 108).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Pine Green (#01796F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#00746C color codes

HEX	`#00746C`
RGB	`rgb(0, 116, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 45.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 100%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 7%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.61, -29.47, -3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.61, 29.68, 186.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.951, 13.572, 16.332)`
Decimal	`29804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00746C, 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 #00746C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#00746C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #00746C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00746c; }
.text { color: #00746c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00746c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 116 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00746c, #004274); }

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Questions

What color is #00746C?: #00746C is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Pine Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00746C?: The RGB value is 0, 116, 108: 0 red, 116 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00746C?: The complementary color is #740008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00746C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.