What color is #007873?

#007873 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Emperor Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #007873?

The RGB value is 0, 120, 115: 0 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #007873?

The complementary color is #780005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007873?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#007873 color

#007873 rgb(0, 120, 115)

Shades of teal

The hex color #007873 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 47.1% green and 45.1% blue (0, 120, 115).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emperor Jade (#007B75), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#007873 color codes

HEX	`#007873`
RGB	`rgb(0, 120, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 47.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 4%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.18, -29.16, -5.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.18, 29.65, 190.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.809, 14.669, 18.531)`
Decimal	`30835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #007873, 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 #007873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #007873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007873; }
.text { color: #007873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 120 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007873, #004178); }

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Questions

What color is #007873?: #007873 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Emperor Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #007873?: The RGB value is 0, 120, 115: 0 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #007873?: The complementary color is #780005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007873?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.