What color is #007C7E?

#007C7E is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #007C7E?

The RGB value is 0, 124, 126: 0 red, 124 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #007C7E?

The complementary color is #7E0200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007C7E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#007C7E color

#007C7E rgb(0, 124, 126)

Shades of teal

The hex color #007C7E is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 48.6% green and 49.4% blue (0, 124, 126).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Teal (#008080), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#007C7E color codes

HEX	`#007C7E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 124, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 48.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 100%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 2%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.87, -27.54, -9.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.87, 29.09, 198.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.972, 15.92, 22.229)`
Decimal	`31870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #007C7E, 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 #007C7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007C7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #007C7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007c7e; }
.text { color: #007c7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007c7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 124 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007c7e, #003d7e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #007C7E?: #007C7E is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #007C7E?: The RGB value is 0, 124, 126: 0 red, 124 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #007C7E?: The complementary color is #7E0200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007C7E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.