What color is #7BB8AC?

#7BB8AC is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BB8AC?

The RGB value is 123, 184, 172: 123 red, 184 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BB8AC?

The complementary color is #B87B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BB8AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BB8AC color

#7BB8AC rgb(123, 184, 172)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7BB8AC is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 72.2% green and 67.5% blue (123, 184, 172).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 30% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#7BB8AC color codes

HEX	`#7BB8AC`
RGB	`rgb(123, 184, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 72.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 30%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 33%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 7%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.5, -22.32, -0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.5, 22.32, 180.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.753, 41.469, 45.3)`
Decimal	`8108204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BB8AC, 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 #7BB8AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BB8AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #7BB8AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bb8ac; }
.text { color: #7bb8ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bb8ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 184 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bb8ac, #7ba6b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7BB8AC?: #7BB8AC is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BB8AC?: The RGB value is 123, 184, 172: 123 red, 184 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BB8AC?: The complementary color is #B87B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BB8AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.