What color is #7AA19E?

#7AA19E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7AA19E?

The RGB value is 122, 161, 158: 122 red, 161 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AA19E?

The complementary color is #A17A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AA19E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AA19E color

#7AA19E rgb(122, 161, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7AA19E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 63.1% green and 62% blue (122, 161, 158).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#7AA19E color codes

HEX	`#7AA19E`
RGB	`rgb(122, 161, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 63.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 24%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 2%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.42, -13.89, -2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.42, 14.17, 191.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.941, 32.095, 37.117)`
Decimal	`8036766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AA19E, 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 #7AA19E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AA19E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #7AA19E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7aa19e; }
.text { color: #7aa19e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7aa19e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 161 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7aa19e, #7a90a1); }

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Questions

What color is #7AA19E?: #7AA19E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7AA19E?: The RGB value is 122, 161, 158: 122 red, 161 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AA19E?: The complementary color is #A17A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AA19E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.