What color is #0077C0?

#0077C0 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Haddock’s Sweater. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0077C0?

The RGB value is 0, 119, 192: 0 red, 119 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0077C0?

The complementary color is #C04900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0077C0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0077C0 color

#0077C0 rgb(0, 119, 192)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0077C0 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 46.7% green and 75.3% blue (0, 119, 192).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 100% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Haddock’s Sweater (#277ABA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#0077C0 color codes

HEX	`#0077C0`
RGB	`rgb(0, 119, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 46.7%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 100%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 100%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 38%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.26, -0.27, -45.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.26, 45.84, 269.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.108, 16.997, 52.291)`
Decimal	`30656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0077C0, 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 #0077C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#0077C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #0077C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0077c0; }
.text { color: #0077c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0077c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 119 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0077c0, #0017c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #0077C0?: #0077C0 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Haddock’s Sweater. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0077C0?: The RGB value is 0, 119, 192: 0 red, 119 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0077C0?: The complementary color is #C04900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0077C0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.