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#07798D Color

#07798D is rgb(7, 121, 141) in RGB, hsl(189, 91%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(95%, 14%, 0%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Seaweed (#0A7E8C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#07798D
HEX#07798D
RGBrgb(7, 121, 141)
HSLhsl(189, 91%, 29%)
HSVhsv(189, 95%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(95%, 14%, 0%, 45%)
OKLCHoklch(53.1% 0.092 214.8)
LABlab(46.14% -23.38 -19.37)
LCHlch(46.14% 30.36 219.64)

What #07798D 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 #07798D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#07798D Channel Values

How #07798D 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 7 · G 121 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 189° · S 91% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 189° · S 95% · V 55%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 95% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 45%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.09:1 vs white · 4.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #07798D 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 text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #07798D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #07798D; 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 #07798D

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #07798D.

How #07798D 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#07798D
Protanopia#6F6F8D
Protanomaly#57738D
Deuteranopia#64648E
Deuteranomaly#4F6D8E
Tritanopia#007C7C
Tritanomaly#007B83
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #07798D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-07798d: #07798D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #07798D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-07798d': '#07798D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.027, green: 0.475, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_07798d">#07798D</color>
SVG fillfill="#07798D"

More Teal Colors

#07798D sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#07798D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #07798D?

#07798D is a dark teal — rgb(7, 121, 141) in RGB and hsl(189, 91%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Seaweed (#0A7E8C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.23.

What is the RGB value of #07798D?

#07798D is rgb(7, 121, 141) — red 7, green 121, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #07798D?

#07798D converts to approximately cmyk(95%, 14%, 0%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #07798D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #07798D scores 5.09:1 against white and 4.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #07798D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #07798D 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 12.67, which is visibly different.

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