What color is #075A61?

#075A61 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #075A61?

The RGB value is 7, 90, 97: 7 red, 90 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #075A61?

The complementary color is #610E07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #075A61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#075A61 color

#075A61 rgb(7, 90, 97)

Shades of teal

The hex color #075A61 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 35.3% green and 38% blue (7, 90, 97).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 87% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Diver (#255C61), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#075A61 color codes

HEX	`#075A61`
RGB	`rgb(7, 90, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 35.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 87%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 93%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 7%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.44, -19.42, -10.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.44, 22.06, 208.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.9, 8.22, 12.583)`
Decimal	`481889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #075A61, 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 #075A61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#075A61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #075A61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #075a61; }
.text { color: #075a61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #075a61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 90 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #075a61, #072d61); }

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Questions

What color is #075A61?: #075A61 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #075A61?: The RGB value is 7, 90, 97: 7 red, 90 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #075A61?: The complementary color is #610E07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #075A61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.