What color is #7BBAAB?

#7BBAAB 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 #7BBAAB?

The RGB value is 123, 186, 171: 123 red, 186 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BBAAB?

The complementary color is #BA7B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BBAAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BBAAB color

#7BBAAB rgb(123, 186, 171)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 72.9% green and 67.1% blue (123, 186, 171).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 31% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#7BBAAB color codes

HEX	`#7BBAAB`
RGB	`rgb(123, 186, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 72.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 31%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 34%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.05, -23.55, 1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.05, 23.58, 177.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.075, 42.267, 44.936)`
Decimal	`8108715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BBAAB, 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 #7BBAAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BBAAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #7BBAAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bbaab; }
.text { color: #7bbaab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bbaab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 186 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bbaab, #7ba9ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #7BBAAB?: #7BBAAB 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 #7BBAAB?: The RGB value is 123, 186, 171: 123 red, 186 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BBAAB?: The complementary color is #BA7B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BBAAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.