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#008A7C Color

#008A7C is rgb(0, 138, 124) in RGB, hsl(174, 100%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 10%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pine Green (#01796F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#008A7C
HEX#008A7C
RGBrgb(0, 138, 124)
HSLhsl(174, 100%, 27%)
HSVhsv(174, 100%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 10%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(56.9% 0.102 182.5)
LABlab(51.20% -35.45 -1.94)
LCHlch(51.20% 35.50 183.13)

What #008A7C 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 #008A7C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pine Green#01796FΔE 7.23Teal Green#00827FΔE 7.26Illuminating Emerald#319177ΔE 7.88Generic Viridian#007F66ΔE 7.95Dark Cyan#008B8BΔE 8.26Teal#008080ΔE 9.24

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

#008A7C Channel Values

How #008A7C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 0 · G 138 · B 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 100% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 174° · S 100% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.26:1 vs white · 4.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #008A7C 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #008A7C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #008A7C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #008A7C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#008A7C
Complementary
#8A000E
Analogous
#008A37
Analogous
#00538A
Triadic
#7C008A
Triadic
#8A7C00
Split comp.
#8A0053
Split comp.
#8A3700

Tints & Shades of #008A7C

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.

Tints

#00BDAA
#00F0D8
#24FFE9
#5CFFEF
#8FFFF4
#C2FFF9

Shades

#007A6E
#00665C
#00574E
#004740
#003832
#002420

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #008A7C.

How #008A7C 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#008A7C
Protanopia#7F7F7C
Protanomaly#64837C
Deuteranopia#73737E
Deuteranomaly#5A7D7D
Tritanopia#138888
Tritanomaly#0D8984
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #008A7C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-008a7c: #008A7C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #008A7C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-008a7c': '#008A7C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.541, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_008a7c">#008A7C</color>
SVG fillfill="#008A7C"

More Teal Colors

#008A7C sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#008A7C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #008A7C?

#008A7C is a dark teal — rgb(0, 138, 124) in RGB and hsl(174, 100%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pine Green (#01796F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.23.

What is the RGB value of #008A7C?

#008A7C is rgb(0, 138, 124) — red 0, green 138, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #008A7C?

#008A7C converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 10%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #008A7C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #008A7C scores 4.26:1 against white and 4.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #008A7C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #008A7C 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 darkcyan (#008B8B) at a CIE76 distance of 8.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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