What color is #00837F?

#00837F is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Windows 95 Desktop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00837F?

The RGB value is 0, 131, 127: 0 red, 131 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00837F?

The complementary color is #830004, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00837F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00837F color

#00837F rgb(0, 131, 127)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00837F is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 51.4% green and 49.8% blue (0, 131, 127).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Windows 95 Desktop (#018281), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#00837F color codes

HEX	`#00837F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 131, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 51.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 100%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 100%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 3%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.21, -30.62, -6.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.21, 31.29, 191.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.945, 17.763, 22.874)`
Decimal	`33663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00837F, 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 #00837F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#00837F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	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 #00837F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00837f; }
.text { color: #00837f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00837f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 131 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00837f, #004583); }

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Questions

What color is #00837F?: #00837F is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Windows 95 Desktop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00837F?: The RGB value is 0, 131, 127: 0 red, 131 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00837F?: The complementary color is #830004, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00837F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.