What color is #7BBEB9?

#7BBEB9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BBEB9?

The RGB value is 123, 190, 185: 123 red, 190 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BBEB9?

The complementary color is #BE7B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BBEB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BBEB9 color

#7BBEB9 rgb(123, 190, 185)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7BBEB9 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 74.5% green and 72.5% blue (123, 190, 185).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 34% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#7BBEB9 color codes

HEX	`#7BBEB9`
RGB	`rgb(123, 190, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 74.5%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 34%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 35%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.59, -22.32, -4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.59, 22.71, 190.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.336, 44.538, 52.624)`
Decimal	`8109753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BBEB9, 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 #7BBEB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BBEB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #7BBEB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bbeb9; }
.text { color: #7bbeb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bbeb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 190 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bbeb9, #7ba2be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #7BBEB9?: #7BBEB9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BBEB9?: The RGB value is 123, 190, 185: 123 red, 190 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BBEB9?: The complementary color is #BE7B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BBEB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.