What color is #008F7D?

#008F7D is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Go Go Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #008F7D?

The RGB value is 0, 143, 125: 0 red, 143 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #008F7D?

The complementary color is #8F0012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #008F7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#008F7D color

#008F7D rgb(0, 143, 125)

Shades of teal

The hex color #008F7D is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 56.1% green and 49% blue (0, 143, 125).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Go Go Green (#008A7D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#008F7D color codes

HEX	`#008F7D`
RGB	`rgb(0, 143, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 56.1%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 100%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 13%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.08, -36.76, 0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.08, 36.76, 179.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.522, 21.124, 22.763)`
Decimal	`36733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #008F7D, 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 #008F7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#008F7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #008F7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #008f7d; }
.text { color: #008f7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #008f7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 143 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #008f7d, #005a8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #008F7D?: #008F7D is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Go Go Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #008F7D?: The RGB value is 0, 143, 125: 0 red, 143 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #008F7D?: The complementary color is #8F0012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #008F7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.