Palettes / Colors / #007979

#007979 — Deep Vivid Teal

#007979 is a teal color we call Deep Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the teal family.

#007979 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7A0000; it also sits naturally between #007A3D and #003D7A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 0% · Green 47% · Blue 47%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 53%

Previews

CSS code for #007979

.text { color: #007979; }
.background { background-color: #007979; }
.border { border: 3px solid #007979; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 121, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 100%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #007979; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 121, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #007979; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 121, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#007979">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#007979">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7A0000:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #007979: #FFFFFF.

How #007979 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #007979

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #007978  ·  #00797A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #007979?

#007979 is Deep Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 0, 121, 121). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #007979?

#007979 is RGB 0, 121, 121 — HSL 180°, 100%, 24% — CMYK 100%, 0%, 0%, 53%.

What colors go with #007979?

Its complement is #7A0000; analogous partners are #007A3D and #003D7A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #007979 for text?

White text on #007979 has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.01:1.