What color is #007E8A?

#007E8A is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Bermuda. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #007E8A?

The RGB value is 0, 126, 138: 0 red, 126 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #007E8A?

The complementary color is #8A0C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007E8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#007E8A color

#007E8A rgb(0, 126, 138)

Shades of teal

The hex color #007E8A is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 49.4% green and 54.1% blue (0, 126, 138).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda (#1B7D8D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#007E8A color codes

HEX	`#007E8A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 126, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 49.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 100%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 9%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.95, -24.49, -14.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.95, 28.63, 211.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.046, 16.755, 26.639)`
Decimal	`32394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #007E8A, 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 #007E8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007E8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #007E8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007e8a; }
.text { color: #007e8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007e8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 126 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007e8a, #00398a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #007E8A?: #007E8A is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Bermuda. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #007E8A?: The RGB value is 0, 126, 138: 0 red, 126 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #007E8A?: The complementary color is #8A0C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007E8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.