What color is #00776E?

#00776E 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 #00776E?

The RGB value is 0, 119, 110: 0 red, 119 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00776E?

The complementary color is #770009, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00776E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00776E color

#00776E rgb(0, 119, 110)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00776E is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 46.7% green and 43.1% blue (0, 119, 110).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Pine Green (#01796F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#00776E color codes

HEX	`#00776E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 119, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 46.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 8%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.69, -30.27, -3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.69, 30.43, 185.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.41, 14.318, 17.017)`
Decimal	`30574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00776E, 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 #00776E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#00776E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #00776E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00776e; }
.text { color: #00776e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00776e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 119 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00776e, #004577); }

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Questions

What color is #00776E?: #00776E 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 #00776E?: The RGB value is 0, 119, 110: 0 red, 119 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00776E?: The complementary color is #770009, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00776E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.