What color is #007490?

#007490 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Blue Fjord. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #007490?

The RGB value is 0, 116, 144: 0 red, 116 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #007490?

The complementary color is #901C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007490?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#007490 color

#007490 rgb(0, 116, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #007490 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 45.5% green and 56.5% blue (0, 116, 144).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Blue Fjord (#007290), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#007490 color codes

HEX	`#007490`
RGB	`rgb(0, 116, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 45.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 100%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 19%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.95, -17, -22.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.95, 28.59, 233.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.277, 14.503, 28.585)`
Decimal	`29840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #007490, 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 #007490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #007490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007490; }
.text { color: #007490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 116 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007490, #002c90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #007490?: #007490 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Blue Fjord. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #007490?: The RGB value is 0, 116, 144: 0 red, 116 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #007490?: The complementary color is #901C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007490?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.