What color is #7BAFA8?

#7BAFA8 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BAFA8?

The RGB value is 123, 175, 168: 123 red, 175 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BAFA8?

The complementary color is #AF7B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BAFA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BAFA8 color

#7BAFA8 rgb(123, 175, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7BAFA8 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 68.6% green and 65.9% blue (123, 175, 168).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#7BAFA8 color codes

HEX	`#7BAFA8`
RGB	`rgb(123, 175, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 68.6%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 30%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 4%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.8, -18.64, -1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.8, 18.74, 185.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.564, 37.696, 42.704)`
Decimal	`8105896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BAFA8, 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 #7BAFA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BAFA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #7BAFA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bafa8; }
.text { color: #7bafa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bafa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 175 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bafa8, #7b9caf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7BAFA8?: #7BAFA8 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BAFA8?: The RGB value is 123, 175, 168: 123 red, 175 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BAFA8?: The complementary color is #AF7B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BAFA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.