What color is #7BA3AA?

#7BA3AA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BA3AA?

The RGB value is 123, 163, 170: 123 red, 163 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BA3AA?

The complementary color is #AA827B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BA3AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BA3AA color

#7BA3AA rgb(123, 163, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7BA3AA is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 63.9% green and 66.7% blue (123, 163, 170).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#7BA3AA color codes

HEX	`#7BA3AA`
RGB	`rgb(123, 163, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 63.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 4%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.41, -11.85, -8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.41, 14.32, 214.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.519, 33.306, 42.948)`
Decimal	`8102826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BA3AA, 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 #7BA3AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BA3AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #7BA3AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ba3aa; }
.text { color: #7ba3aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ba3aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 163 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ba3aa, #7b8baa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7BA3AA?: #7BA3AA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BA3AA?: The RGB value is 123, 163, 170: 123 red, 163 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BA3AA?: The complementary color is #AA827B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BA3AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.