What color is #00A7B8?

#00A7B8 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color True Sky Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00A7B8?

The RGB value is 0, 167, 184: 0 red, 167 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00A7B8?

The complementary color is #B81100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00A7B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00A7B8 color

#00A7B8 rgb(0, 167, 184)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00A7B8 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 65.5% green and 72.2% blue (0, 167, 184).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 100% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is True Sky Blue (#24A6C2), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#00A7B8 color codes

HEX	`#00A7B8`
RGB	`rgb(0, 167, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 65.5%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 100%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 100%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 9%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.59, -29.59, -18.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.59, 35.15, 212.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.467, 31.095, 50.156)`
Decimal	`42936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00A7B8, 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 #00A7B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00A7B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	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 #00A7B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00a7b8; }
.text { color: #00a7b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00a7b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 167 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00a7b8, #004bb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #00A7B8?: #00A7B8 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color True Sky Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00A7B8?: The RGB value is 0, 167, 184: 0 red, 167 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00A7B8?: The complementary color is #B81100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00A7B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.