What color is #007981?

#007981 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Jade Jewel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #007981?

The RGB value is 0, 121, 129: 0 red, 121 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #007981?

The complementary color is #810800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007981?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#007981 color

#007981 rgb(0, 121, 129)

Shades of teal

The hex color #007981 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 47.5% green and 50.6% blue (0, 121, 129).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Jade Jewel (#247E81), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#007981 color codes

HEX	`#007981`
RGB	`rgb(0, 121, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 47.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 100%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 6%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.99, -25.02, -12.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.99, 27.96, 206.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.798, 15.258, 23.141)`
Decimal	`31105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #007981, 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 #007981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #007981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007981; }
.text { color: #007981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 121 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007981, #003881); }

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Questions

What color is #007981?: #007981 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Jade Jewel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #007981?: The RGB value is 0, 121, 129: 0 red, 121 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #007981?: The complementary color is #810800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007981?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.