What color is #007D78?

#007D78 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Wizards Orb. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #007D78?

The RGB value is 0, 125, 120: 0 red, 125 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #007D78?

The complementary color is #7D0005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007D78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#007D78 color

#007D78 rgb(0, 125, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #007D78 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 49% green and 47.1% blue (0, 125, 120).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Wizards Orb (#007C76), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#007D78 color codes

HEX	`#007D78`
RGB	`rgb(0, 125, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 49%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 100%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 4%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47, -29.97, -5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47, 30.49, 190.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.722, 16.022, 20.293)`
Decimal	`32120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #007D78, 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 #007D78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007D78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #007D78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007d78; }
.text { color: #007d78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007d78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 125 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007d78, #00437d); }

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Questions

What color is #007D78?: #007D78 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Wizards Orb. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #007D78?: The RGB value is 0, 125, 120: 0 red, 125 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #007D78?: The complementary color is #7D0005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007D78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.