What color is #7ACDC9?

#7ACDC9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7ACDC9?

The RGB value is 122, 205, 201: 122 red, 205 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7ACDC9?

The complementary color is #CD7A7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7ACDC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7ACDC9 color

#7ACDC9 rgb(122, 205, 201)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7ACDC9 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 80.4% green and 78.8% blue (122, 205, 201).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 45% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#7ACDC9 color codes

HEX	`#7ACDC9`
RGB	`rgb(122, 205, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 80.4%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 45%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 40%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 2%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.29, -26.18, -5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.29, 26.85, 192.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.396, 52.014, 63.158)`
Decimal	`8048073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7ACDC9, 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 #7ACDC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7ACDC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	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 #7ACDC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7acdc9; }
.text { color: #7acdc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7acdc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 205 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7acdc9, #7aa7cd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7ACDC9?: #7ACDC9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7ACDC9?: The RGB value is 122, 205, 201: 122 red, 205 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7ACDC9?: The complementary color is #CD7A7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7ACDC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.