What color is #007474?

#007474 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 #007474?

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

What is the complementary color of #007474?

The complementary color is #740000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007474?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#007474 color

#007474 rgb(0, 116, 116)

Shades of teal

The hex color #007474 is a dark, vivid cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Prismarine (#117777), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#007474 color codes

HEX	`#007474`
RGB	`rgb(0, 116, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 45.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 100%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.87, -26.88, -7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.87, 28.02, 196.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.396, 13.75, 18.678)`
Decimal	`29812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #007474, 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 #007474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #007474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007474; }
.text { color: #007474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 116 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007474, #003a74); }

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Questions

What color is #007474?: #007474 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 #007474?: The RGB value is 0, 116, 116: 0 red, 116 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #007474?: The complementary color is #740000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007474?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.