What color is #007F79?

#007F79 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 #007F79?

The RGB value is 0, 127, 121: 0 red, 127 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #007F79?

The complementary color is #7F0006, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007F79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#007F79 color

#007F79 rgb(0, 127, 121)

Shades of teal

The hex color #007F79 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 49.8% green and 47.5% blue (0, 127, 121).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Wizards Orb (#007C76), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#007F79 color codes

HEX	`#007F79`
RGB	`rgb(0, 127, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 49.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 100%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 5%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.7, -30.61, -5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.7, 31.05, 189.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.039, 16.558, 20.7)`
Decimal	`32633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #007F79, 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 #007F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #007F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007f79; }
.text { color: #007f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 127 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007f79, #00467f); }

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Questions

What color is #007F79?: #007F79 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 #007F79?: The RGB value is 0, 127, 121: 0 red, 127 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #007F79?: The complementary color is #7F0006, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007F79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.