What color is #7BB3AB?

#7BB3AB is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BB3AB?

The RGB value is 123, 179, 171: 123 red, 179 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BB3AB?

The complementary color is #B37B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BB3AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BB3AB color

#7BB3AB rgb(123, 179, 171)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7BB3AB is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 70.2% green and 67.1% blue (123, 179, 171).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 27% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#7BB3AB color codes

HEX	`#7BB3AB`
RGB	`rgb(123, 179, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 70.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 27%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 31%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 4%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.03, -20.01, -1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.03, 20.08, 185.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.637, 39.39, 44.456)`
Decimal	`8106923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BB3AB, 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 #7BB3AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BB3AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #7BB3AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bb3ab; }
.text { color: #7bb3ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bb3ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 179 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bb3ab, #7b9fb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7BB3AB?: #7BB3AB is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BB3AB?: The RGB value is 123, 179, 171: 123 red, 179 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BB3AB?: The complementary color is #B37B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BB3AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.