What color is #7AADA9?

#7AADA9 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7AADA9?

The RGB value is 122, 173, 169: 122 red, 173 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AADA9?

The complementary color is #AD7A7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AADA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AADA9 color

#7AADA9 rgb(122, 173, 169)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7AADA9 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 67.8% green and 66.3% blue (122, 173, 169).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 24% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#7AADA9 color codes

HEX	`#7AADA9`
RGB	`rgb(122, 173, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 67.8%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 24%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 29%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.19, -17.67, -3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.19, 17.99, 190.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.129, 36.888, 43.061)`
Decimal	`8039849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AADA9, 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 #7AADA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AADA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	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 #7AADA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7aada9; }
.text { color: #7aada9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7aada9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 173 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7aada9, #7a98ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7AADA9?: #7AADA9 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7AADA9?: The RGB value is 122, 173, 169: 122 red, 173 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AADA9?: The complementary color is #AD7A7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AADA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.