What color is #7AABA3?

#7AABA3 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7AABA3?

The RGB value is 122, 171, 163: 122 red, 171 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AABA3?

The complementary color is #AB7A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AABA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AABA3 color

#7AABA3 rgb(122, 171, 163)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7AABA3 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 67.1% green and 63.9% blue (122, 171, 163).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#7AABA3 color codes

HEX	`#7AABA3`
RGB	`rgb(122, 171, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 67.1%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.45, -18.01, -1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.45, 18.05, 183.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.198, 35.906, 40.035)`
Decimal	`8039331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AABA3, 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 #7AABA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AABA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #7AABA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7aaba3; }
.text { color: #7aaba3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7aaba3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 171 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7aaba3, #7a9bab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7AABA3?: #7AABA3 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7AABA3?: The RGB value is 122, 171, 163: 122 red, 171 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AABA3?: The complementary color is #AB7A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AABA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.