What color is #007F7D?

#007F7D 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 #007F7D?

The RGB value is 0, 127, 125: 0 red, 127 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #007F7D?

The complementary color is #7F0002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007F7D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#007F7D color

#007F7D rgb(0, 127, 125)

Shades of teal

The hex color #007F7D is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 49.8% green and 49% blue (0, 127, 125).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Teal (#008080), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#007F7D color codes

HEX	`#007F7D`
RGB	`rgb(0, 127, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 49.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 100%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 2%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.83, -29.33, -7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.83, 30.24, 194.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.289, 16.658, 22.018)`
Decimal	`32637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #007F7D, 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 #007F7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#007F7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #007F7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007f7d; }
.text { color: #007f7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007f7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 127 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007f7d, #00427f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #007F7D?: #007F7D 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 #007F7D?: The RGB value is 0, 127, 125: 0 red, 127 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #007F7D?: The complementary color is #7F0002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007F7D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.