What color is #7AAEAF?

#7AAEAF is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7AAEAF?

The RGB value is 122, 174, 175: 122 red, 174 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AAEAF?

The complementary color is #AF7B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AAEAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AAEAF color

#7AAEAF rgb(122, 174, 175)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7AAEAF is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 68.2% green and 68.6% blue (122, 174, 175).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#7AAEAF color codes

HEX	`#7AAEAF`
RGB	`rgb(122, 174, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 68.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 30%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 1%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.65, -16.78, -6.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.65, 17.82, 199.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.897, 37.503, 46.16)`
Decimal	`8040111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AAEAF, 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 #7AAEAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AAEAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #7AAEAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7aaeaf; }
.text { color: #7aaeaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7aaeaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 174 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7aaeaf, #7a94af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7AAEAF?: #7AAEAF is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7AAEAF?: The RGB value is 122, 174, 175: 122 red, 174 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AAEAF?: The complementary color is #AF7B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AAEAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.