What color is #007573?

#007573 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 #007573?

The RGB value is 0, 117, 115: 0 red, 117 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #007573?

The complementary color is #750002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007573?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#007573 color

#007573 rgb(0, 117, 115)

Shades of teal

The hex color #007573 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 45.9% green and 45.1% blue (0, 117, 115).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Prismarine (#117777), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#007573 color codes

HEX	`#007573`
RGB	`rgb(0, 117, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 45.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 100%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 2%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.17, -27.7, -6.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.17, 28.54, 193.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.454, 13.959, 18.412)`
Decimal	`30067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #007573, 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 #007573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #007573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007573; }
.text { color: #007573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 117 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007573, #003c75); }

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Questions

What color is #007573?: #007573 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 #007573?: The RGB value is 0, 117, 115: 0 red, 117 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #007573?: The complementary color is #750002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007573?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.