What color is #7AA3AC?

#7AA3AC 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 #7AA3AC?

The RGB value is 122, 163, 172: 122 red, 163 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AA3AC?

The complementary color is #AC837A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AA3AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AA3AC color

#7AA3AC rgb(122, 163, 172)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7AA3AC is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 63.9% green and 67.5% blue (122, 163, 172).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 23% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#7AA3AC color codes

HEX	`#7AA3AC`
RGB	`rgb(122, 163, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 63.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 23%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 5%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.41, -11.67, -9.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.41, 14.84, 218.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.567, 33.309, 43.946)`
Decimal	`8037292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AA3AC, 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 #7AA3AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AA3AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #7AA3AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7aa3ac; }
.text { color: #7aa3ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7aa3ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 163 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7aa3ac, #7a8aac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7AA3AC?: #7AA3AC 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 #7AA3AC?: The RGB value is 122, 163, 172: 122 red, 163 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AA3AC?: The complementary color is #AC837A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AA3AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.