What color is #00907E?

#00907E 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 #00907E?

The RGB value is 0, 144, 126: 0 red, 144 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00907E?

The complementary color is #900012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00907E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00907E color

#00907E rgb(0, 144, 126)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00907E is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 56.5% green and 49.4% blue (0, 144, 126).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Go Go Green (#008A7D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#00907E color codes

HEX	`#00907E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 144, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 56.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 100%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 12%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.44, -36.91, 0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.44, 36.91, 179.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.737, 21.451, 23.151)`
Decimal	`36990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00907E, 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 #00907E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#00907E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #00907E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00907e; }
.text { color: #00907e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00907e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 144 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00907e, #005a90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #00907E?: #00907E 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 #00907E?: The RGB value is 0, 144, 126: 0 red, 144 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00907E?: The complementary color is #900012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00907E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.