What color is #7BB0C4?

#7BB0C4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Crystal Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BB0C4?

The RGB value is 123, 176, 196: 123 red, 176 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BB0C4?

The complementary color is #C48F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BB0C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BB0C4 color

#7BB0C4 rgb(123, 176, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7BB0C4 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 69% green and 76.9% blue (123, 176, 196).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 38% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Lake (#88B5C4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#7BB0C4 color codes

HEX	`#7BB0C4`
RGB	`rgb(123, 176, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 69%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 38%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 37%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 10%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.93, -12.34, -15.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.93, 19.98, 231.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.654, 39.245, 58.016)`
Decimal	`8106180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BB0C4, 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 #7BB0C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BB0C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #7BB0C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bb0c4; }
.text { color: #7bb0c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bb0c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 176 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bb0c4, #7b8cc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #7BB0C4?: #7BB0C4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Crystal Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BB0C4?: The RGB value is 123, 176, 196: 123 red, 176 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BB0C4?: The complementary color is #C48F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BB0C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.