What color is #7BAEAC?

#7BAEAC is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BAEAC?

The RGB value is 123, 174, 172: 123 red, 174 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BAEAC?

The complementary color is #AE7B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BAEAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BAEAC color

#7BAEAC rgb(123, 174, 172)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7BAEAC is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 68.2% green and 67.5% blue (123, 174, 172).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 24% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#7BAEAC color codes

HEX	`#7BAEAC`
RGB	`rgb(123, 174, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 68.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 24%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 29%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.62, -17.19, -4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.62, 17.75, 194.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.748, 37.46, 44.632)`
Decimal	`8105644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BAEAC, 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 #7BAEAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BAEAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #7BAEAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7baeac; }
.text { color: #7baeac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7baeac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 174 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7baeac, #7b97ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7BAEAC?: #7BAEAC is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BAEAC?: The RGB value is 123, 174, 172: 123 red, 174 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BAEAC?: The complementary color is #AE7B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BAEAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.