What color is #007869?

#007869 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pine Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #007869?

The RGB value is 0, 120, 105: 0 red, 120 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #007869?

The complementary color is #78000F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007869?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#007869 color

#007869 rgb(0, 120, 105)

Shades of teal

The hex color #007869 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 47.1% green and 41.2% blue (0, 120, 105).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Pine Green (#01796F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#007869 color codes

HEX	`#007869`
RGB	`rgb(0, 120, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 47.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 13%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.87, -32.28, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.87, 32.28, 179.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.265, 14.452, 15.663)`
Decimal	`30825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #007869, 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 #007869	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007869 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #007869 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007869; }
.text { color: #007869; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007869; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 120 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007869, #004b78); }

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Questions

What color is #007869?: #007869 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pine Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #007869?: The RGB value is 0, 120, 105: 0 red, 120 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #007869?: The complementary color is #78000F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007869?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.