What color is #7BACAA?

#7BACAA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BACAA?

The RGB value is 123, 172, 170: 123 red, 172 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BACAA?

The complementary color is #AC7B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BACAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BACAA color

#7BACAA rgb(123, 172, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7BACAA is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 67.5% green and 66.7% blue (123, 172, 170).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 23% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#7BACAA color codes

HEX	`#7BACAA`
RGB	`rgb(123, 172, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 67.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 23%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.99, -16.62, -4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.99, 17.15, 194.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.174, 36.617, 43.5)`
Decimal	`8105130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BACAA, 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 #7BACAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BACAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #7BACAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bacaa; }
.text { color: #7bacaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bacaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 172 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bacaa, #7b96ac); }

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Questions

What color is #7BACAA?: #7BACAA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BACAA?: The RGB value is 123, 172, 170: 123 red, 172 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BACAA?: The complementary color is #AC7B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BACAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.