What color is #7AC8CB?

#7AC8CB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wavelet. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7AC8CB?

The RGB value is 122, 200, 203: 122 red, 200 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AC8CB?

The complementary color is #CB7D7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AC8CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AC8CB color

#7AC8CB rgb(122, 200, 203)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7AC8CB is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 78.4% green and 79.6% blue (122, 200, 203).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 44% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Wavelet (#7DC4CD), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#7AC8CB color codes

HEX	`#7AC8CB`
RGB	`rgb(122, 200, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 78.4%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 44%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 40%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 1%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.92, -23.21, -9.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.92, 24.92, 201.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.456, 49.755, 64.013)`
Decimal	`8046795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AC8CB, 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 #7AC8CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AC8CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	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 #7AC8CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ac8cb; }
.text { color: #7ac8cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ac8cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 200 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ac8cb, #7aa0cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #7AC8CB?: #7AC8CB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wavelet. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7AC8CB?: The RGB value is 122, 200, 203: 122 red, 200 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AC8CB?: The complementary color is #CB7D7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AC8CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.