What color is #7AA6A1?

#7AA6A1 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7AA6A1?

The RGB value is 122, 166, 161: 122 red, 166 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AA6A1?

The complementary color is #A67A7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AA6A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AA6A1 color

#7AA6A1 rgb(122, 166, 161)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7AA6A1 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 65.1% green and 63.1% blue (122, 166, 161).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#7AA6A1 color codes

HEX	`#7AA6A1`
RGB	`rgb(122, 166, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 65.1%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 27%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 3%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.95, -15.85, -2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.95, 16.01, 187.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.093, 33.982, 38.79)`
Decimal	`8038049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AA6A1, 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 #7AA6A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AA6A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #7AA6A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7aa6a1; }
.text { color: #7aa6a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7aa6a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 166 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7aa6a1, #7a95a6); }

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Questions

What color is #7AA6A1?: #7AA6A1 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7AA6A1?: The RGB value is 122, 166, 161: 122 red, 166 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AA6A1?: The complementary color is #A67A7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AA6A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.