What color is #7AD4CE?

#7AD4CE is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hidden Sea Glass. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7AD4CE?

The RGB value is 122, 212, 206: 122 red, 212 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AD4CE?

The complementary color is #D47A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AD4CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AD4CE color

#7AD4CE rgb(122, 212, 206)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7AD4CE is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 83.1% green and 80.8% blue (122, 212, 206).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 51% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Hidden Sea Glass (#6FD1C9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.14:1).

#7AD4CE color codes

HEX	`#7AD4CE`
RGB	`rgb(122, 212, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 83.1%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 51%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 42%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 3%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.43, -28.38, -5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.43, 28.9, 190.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.706, 55.678, 66.877)`
Decimal	`8049870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AD4CE, 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 #7AD4CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AD4CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.14:1	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 #7AD4CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ad4ce; }
.text { color: #7ad4ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ad4ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 212 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ad4ce, #7aadd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #7AD4CE?: #7AD4CE is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hidden Sea Glass. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7AD4CE?: The RGB value is 122, 212, 206: 122 red, 212 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AD4CE?: The complementary color is #D47A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AD4CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.