What color is #7BC1B4?

#7BC1B4 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 #7BC1B4?

The RGB value is 123, 193, 180: 123 red, 193 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BC1B4?

The complementary color is #C17B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BC1B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BC1B4 color

#7BC1B4 rgb(123, 193, 180)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7BC1B4 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 75.7% green and 70.6% blue (123, 193, 180).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 36% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#7BC1B4 color codes

HEX	`#7BC1B4`
RGB	`rgb(123, 193, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 75.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 36%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 36%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 7%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.31, -24.98, -0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.31, 24.99, 180.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.474, 45.644, 50.112)`
Decimal	`8110516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BC1B4, 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 #7BC1B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BC1B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #7BC1B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bc1b4; }
.text { color: #7bc1b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bc1b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 193 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bc1b4, #7babc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #7BC1B4?: #7BC1B4 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 #7BC1B4?: The RGB value is 123, 193, 180: 123 red, 193 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BC1B4?: The complementary color is #C17B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BC1B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.