What color is #007BC4?

#007BC4 is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Star of Life. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #007BC4?

The RGB value is 0, 123, 196: 0 red, 123 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #007BC4?

The complementary color is #C44900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007BC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#007BC4 color

#007BC4 rgb(0, 123, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #007BC4 is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 48.2% green and 76.9% blue (0, 123, 196).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 100% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Star of Life (#057BC1), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#007BC4 color codes

HEX	`#007BC4`
RGB	`rgb(0, 123, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 48.2%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 100%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 100%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 37%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.68, -1.14, -45.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.68, 45.88, 268.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.043, 18.149, 54.819)`
Decimal	`31684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #007BC4, 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 #007BC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007BC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	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 #007BC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007bc4; }
.text { color: #007bc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007bc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 123 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007bc4, #0019c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #007BC4?: #007BC4 is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Star of Life. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #007BC4?: The RGB value is 0, 123, 196: 0 red, 123 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #007BC4?: The complementary color is #C44900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007BC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.