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#0097A7 Material Cyan 700
#0097A7 is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Tropical Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 59.2% green, and 65.5% blue. Its hue is 186°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #0097A7.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #0097A7 as they’d see it.
#0097A7 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #0097A7
What color is #0097A7?
#0097A7 is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Tropical Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 59.2% green, and 65.5% blue. Its hue is 186°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #0097A7 in RGB?
#0097A7 is rgb(0, 151, 167): 0 red, 151 green, and 167 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #0097A7 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 10, 0, 35). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #0097A7?
PANTONE 7473 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #0097A7?
Its complement #BC7865 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.