What color is #7AE8CB?

#7AE8CB is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Light Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7AE8CB?

The RGB value is 122, 232, 203: 122 red, 232 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AE8CB?

The complementary color is #E87A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AE8CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AE8CB color

#7AE8CB rgb(122, 232, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #7AE8CB is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 91% green and 79.6% blue (122, 232, 203).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 71% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Light Teal (#90E4C1), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.23:1).

#7AE8CB color codes

HEX	`#7AE8CB`
RGB	`rgb(122, 232, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 91%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 71%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 47%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 13%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.08, -38.45, 4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.08, 38.7, 173.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.658, 66.159, 66.747)`
Decimal	`8054987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AE8CB, 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 #7AE8CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AE8CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.23:1	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 #7AE8CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ae8cb; }
.text { color: #7ae8cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ae8cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 232 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ae8cb, #7acee8); }

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Questions

What color is #7AE8CB?: #7AE8CB is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Light Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7AE8CB?: The RGB value is 122, 232, 203: 122 red, 232 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AE8CB?: The complementary color is #E87A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AE8CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.