What color is #078688?

#078688 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #078688?

The RGB value is 7, 134, 136: 7 red, 134 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #078688?

The complementary color is #880907, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #078688?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#078688 color

#078688 rgb(7, 134, 136)

Shades of teal

The hex color #078688 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 52.5% green and 53.3% blue (7, 134, 136).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 90% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 95% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008B8B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#078688 color codes

HEX	`#078688`
RGB	`rgb(7, 134, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 52.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 90%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 95%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(95%, 1%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.54, -28.82, -9.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.54, 30.42, 198.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.055, 18.871, 26.242)`
Decimal	`493192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #078688, 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 #078688	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#078688 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #078688 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #078688; }
.text { color: #078688; }
.border { border: 2px solid #078688; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 134 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #078688, #074588); }

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Questions

What color is #078688?: #078688 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #078688?: The RGB value is 7, 134, 136: 7 red, 134 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #078688?: The complementary color is #880907, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #078688?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.