What color is #00A79A?

#00A79A is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Billiard. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00A79A?

The RGB value is 0, 167, 154: 0 red, 167 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00A79A?

The complementary color is #A7000D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00A79A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00A79A color

#00A79A rgb(0, 167, 154)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00A79A is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 65.5% green and 60.4% blue (0, 167, 154).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Billiard (#00AF9F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#00A79A color codes

HEX	`#00A79A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 167, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 65.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 100%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.63, -38.95, -3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.63, 39.12, 185.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.649, 29.968, 35.314)`
Decimal	`42906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00A79A, 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 #00A79A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#00A79A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #00A79A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00a79a; }
.text { color: #00a79a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00a79a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 167 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00a79a, #0060a7); }

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Questions

What color is #00A79A?: #00A79A is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Billiard. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00A79A?: The RGB value is 0, 167, 154: 0 red, 167 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00A79A?: The complementary color is #A7000D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00A79A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.