What color is #007974?

#007974 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 #007974?

The RGB value is 0, 121, 116: 0 red, 121 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #007974?

The complementary color is #790005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007974?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#007974 color

#007974 rgb(0, 121, 116)

Shades of teal

The hex color #007974 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 47.5% green and 45.5% blue (0, 121, 116).

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 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#007974 color codes

HEX	`#007974`
RGB	`rgb(0, 121, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 47.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 4%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.54, -29.33, -5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.54, 29.82, 190.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.988, 14.934, 18.876)`
Decimal	`31092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #007974, 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 #007974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #007974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007974; }
.text { color: #007974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 121 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007974, #004279); }

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Questions

What color is #007974?: #007974 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 #007974?: The RGB value is 0, 121, 116: 0 red, 121 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #007974?: The complementary color is #790005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007974?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.