What color is #7AE4FF?

#7AE4FF is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Splashing Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7AE4FF?

The RGB value is 122, 228, 255: 122 red, 228 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AE4FF?

The complementary color is #FF957A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AE4FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AE4FF color

#7AE4FF rgb(122, 228, 255)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7AE4FF is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 89.4% green and 100% blue (122, 228, 255).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 100% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Splashing Wave (#44DDFF), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#7AE4FF color codes

HEX	`#7AE4FF`
RGB	`rgb(122, 228, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 89.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 100%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 52%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 11%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.42, -23.53, -22.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.42, 32.56, 223.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.812, 66.84, 104.654)`
Decimal	`8054015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AE4FF, 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 #7AE4FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AE4FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	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 #7AE4FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ae4ff; }
.text { color: #7ae4ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ae4ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 228 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ae4ff, #7aa2ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #7AE4FF?: #7AE4FF is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Splashing Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7AE4FF?: The RGB value is 122, 228, 255: 122 red, 228 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AE4FF?: The complementary color is #FF957A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AE4FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.