What color is #008B73?

#008B73 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #008B73?

The RGB value is 0, 139, 115: 0 red, 139 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #008B73?

The complementary color is #8B0018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #008B73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#008B73 color

#008B73 rgb(0, 139, 115)

Shades of teal

The hex color #008B73 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 54.5% green and 45.1% blue (0, 139, 115).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#008B73 color codes

HEX	`#008B73`
RGB	`rgb(0, 139, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 54.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 17%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.5, -37.86, 3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.5, 38.06, 174.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.325, 19.701, 19.369)`
Decimal	`35699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #008B73, 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 #008B73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#008B73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #008B73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #008b73; }
.text { color: #008b73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #008b73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 139 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #008b73, #005d8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #008B73?: #008B73 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #008B73?: The RGB value is 0, 139, 115: 0 red, 139 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #008B73?: The complementary color is #8B0018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #008B73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.