What color is #7AA2AA?

#7AA2AA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7AA2AA?

The RGB value is 122, 162, 170: 122 red, 162 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AA2AA?

The complementary color is #AA827A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AA2AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AA2AA color

#7AA2AA rgb(122, 162, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7AA2AA is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 63.5% green and 66.7% blue (122, 162, 170).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#7AA2AA color codes

HEX	`#7AA2AA`
RGB	`rgb(122, 162, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 63.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 5%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.06, -11.62, -8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.06, 14.43, 216.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.2, 32.879, 42.883)`
Decimal	`8037034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AA2AA, 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 #7AA2AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AA2AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #7AA2AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7aa2aa; }
.text { color: #7aa2aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7aa2aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 162 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7aa2aa, #7a8aaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7AA2AA?: #7AA2AA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7AA2AA?: The RGB value is 122, 162, 170: 122 red, 162 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AA2AA?: The complementary color is #AA827A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AA2AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.