#00786F Color

#00786F is rgb(0, 120, 111) in RGB, hsl(176, 100%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 7%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pine Green (#01796F), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00786F

HEX#00786F

RGBrgb(0, 120, 111)

HSLhsl(176, 100%, 24%)

HSVhsv(176, 100%, 47%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 7%, 53%)

OKLCHoklch(51.5% 0.09 185.7)

LABlab(44.84% -31.25 -3.60)

LCHlch(44.84% 31.46 186.58)

What #00786F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #00786F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pine Green#01796FΔE 0.71 Teal Green#00827FΔE 5.4 Skobeloff#007474ΔE 5.72 Teal#008080ΔE 6.28 Myrtle Green#317873ΔE 7.28 Tropical Rain Forest#00755EΔE 8.55

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#00786F Channel Values

How #00786F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 120 · B 111	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 176° · S 100% · L 24%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 176° · S 100% · V 47%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 53%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.36:1 vs white · 3.92:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00786F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #00786F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00786F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #00786F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #00786F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#00786F

Protanopia#6E6E6F

Protanomaly#56726F

Deuteranopia#636371

Deuteranomaly#4E6C70

Tritanopia#0C7777

Tritanomaly#077774

Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

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Using #00786F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-00786f: #00786F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00786F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00786f': '#00786F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.471, blue: 0.435)

Android XML<color name="color_00786f">#00786F</color>

SVG fillfill="#00786F"

More Teal Colors

#00786F sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

007a7a 007595 007ba7 007474 007d80 007399 008080 007070 00827f 006994 00849d 006666 00aaee 01796f 106058 1dacd6 2b748c 3ab09e 589393 77e9dd 96eee5 b6d3d3 d4f7f6 f0ffff

#00786F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00786F?

#00786F is a dark teal — rgb(0, 120, 111) in RGB and hsl(176, 100%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pine Green (#01796F), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.71.

What is the RGB value of #00786F?

#00786F is rgb(0, 120, 111) — red 0, green 120, and blue 111 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00786F?

#00786F converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 7%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00786F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #00786F scores 5.36:1 against white and 3.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00786F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00786F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 6.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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