What color is #7FBBC2?

#7FBBC2 is a light, desaturated cyan known as Cuttlefish. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cuttlefish?

The RGB value is 127, 187, 194: 127 red, 187 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cuttlefish?

The complementary color is #C2867F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FBBC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cuttlefish color: hex code #7FBBC2

#7FBBC2 rgb(127, 187, 194)

Shades of teal

Cuttlefish has the hex code #7FBBC2. It is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 73.3% green and 76.1% blue (127, 187, 194).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 35% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

Cuttlefish (#7FBBC2) color codes

HEX	`#7FBBC2`
RGB	`rgb(127, 187, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 73.3%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 35%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 35%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 4%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.19, -17.52, -9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.19, 20.02, 208.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.257, 43.946, 57.6)`
Decimal	`8371138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cuttlefish, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7FBBC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FBBC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7FBBC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fbbc2; }
.text { color: #7fbbc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fbbc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 187 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fbbc2, #7f9ac2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

See #7FBBC2 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7FBBC2?: #7FBBC2 is a light, desaturated cyan known as Cuttlefish. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cuttlefish?: The RGB value is 127, 187, 194: 127 red, 187 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cuttlefish?: The complementary color is #C2867F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FBBC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.