What color is #7CBBAE?

#7CBBAE is a desaturated spring green known as Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mintnight?

The RGB value is 124, 187, 174: 124 red, 187 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mintnight?

The complementary color is #BB7C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CBBAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mintnight color: hex code #7CBBAE

#7CBBAE rgb(124, 187, 174)

Shades of teal

Mintnight has the hex code #7CBBAE. It is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 73.3% green and 68.2% blue (124, 187, 174).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 32% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

Mintnight (#7CBBAE) color codes

HEX	`#7CBBAE`
RGB	`rgb(124, 187, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 73.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 32%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 34%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.47, -23.08, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.47, 23.08, 179.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.72, 42.88, 46.536)`
Decimal	`8174510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mintnight, 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 #7CBBAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CBBAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #7CBBAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7cbbae; }
.text { color: #7cbbae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7cbbae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 187 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7cbbae, #7ca8bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

See #7CBBAE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7CBBAE?: #7CBBAE is a desaturated spring green known as Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mintnight?: The RGB value is 124, 187, 174: 124 red, 187 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mintnight?: The complementary color is #BB7C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CBBAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.