What color is #007A97?

#007A97 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Celestial. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #007A97?

The RGB value is 0, 122, 151: 0 red, 122 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #007A97?

The complementary color is #971D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007A97?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#007A97 color

#007A97 rgb(0, 122, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #007A97 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 47.8% green and 59.2% blue (0, 122, 151).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Celestial (#007894), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#007A97 color codes

HEX	`#007A97`
RGB	`rgb(0, 122, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 47.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 100%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 19%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.17, -17.74, -23.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.17, 29.58, 233.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.543, 16.152, 31.729)`
Decimal	`31383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #007A97, 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 #007A97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007A97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #007A97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007a97; }
.text { color: #007a97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007a97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 122 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007a97, #002e97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #007A97?: #007A97 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Celestial. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #007A97?: The RGB value is 0, 122, 151: 0 red, 122 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #007A97?: The complementary color is #971D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007A97?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.