What color is #007865?

#007865 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Rainforest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #007865?

The RGB value is 0, 120, 101: 0 red, 120 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #007865?

The complementary color is #780013, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007865?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#007865 color

#007865 rgb(0, 120, 101)

Shades of teal

The hex color #007865 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 47.1% green and 39.6% blue (0, 120, 101).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rainforest (#00755E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#007865 color codes

HEX	`#007865`
RGB	`rgb(0, 120, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 47.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 16%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.76, -33.46, 2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.76, 33.55, 175.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.064, 14.371, 14.606)`
Decimal	`30821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #007865, 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 #007865	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007865 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #007865 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007865; }
.text { color: #007865; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007865; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 120 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007865, #004f78); }

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Questions

What color is #007865?: #007865 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Rainforest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #007865?: The RGB value is 0, 120, 101: 0 red, 120 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #007865?: The complementary color is #780013, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007865?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.