What color is #00C7A6?

#00C7A6 is a vivid spring green, closest to the named color Macau. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00C7A6?

The RGB value is 0, 199, 166: 0 red, 199 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00C7A6?

The complementary color is #C70021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00C7A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00C7A6 color

#00C7A6 rgb(0, 199, 166)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00C7A6 is a vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 78% green and 65.1% blue (0, 199, 166).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 100% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Macau (#46C299), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#00C7A6 color codes

HEX	`#00C7A6`
RGB	`rgb(0, 199, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 78%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 100%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 100%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 17%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.96, -49.22, 4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.96, 49.46, 174.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.303, 43.596, 43.045)`
Decimal	`51110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00C7A6, 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 #00C7A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00C7A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #00C7A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00c7a6; }
.text { color: #00c7a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00c7a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 199 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00c7a6, #0085c7); }

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Questions

What color is #00C7A6?: #00C7A6 is a vivid spring green, closest to the named color Macau. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00C7A6?: The RGB value is 0, 199, 166: 0 red, 199 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00C7A6?: The complementary color is #C70021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00C7A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.