What color is #7BBACD?

#7BBACD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Glacier. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BBACD?

The RGB value is 123, 186, 205: 123 red, 186 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BBACD?

The complementary color is #CD8E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BBACD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BBACD color

#7BBACD rgb(123, 186, 205)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7BBACD is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 72.9% green and 80.4% blue (123, 186, 205).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 45% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Glacier (#78B1BF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#7BBACD color codes

HEX	`#7BBACD`
RGB	`rgb(123, 186, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 72.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 45%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 40%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 9%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.05, -15.29, -15.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.05, 22.09, 226.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.743, 43.734, 64.251)`
Decimal	`8108749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BBACD, 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 #7BBACD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BBACD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #7BBACD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bbacd; }
.text { color: #7bbacd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bbacd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 186 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bbacd, #7b91cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #7BBACD?: #7BBACD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Glacier. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BBACD?: The RGB value is 123, 186, 205: 123 red, 186 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BBACD?: The complementary color is #CD8E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BBACD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.