What color is #7BC2BE?

#7BC2BE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BC2BE?

The RGB value is 123, 194, 190: 123 red, 194 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BC2BE?

The complementary color is #C27B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BC2BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BC2BE color

#7BC2BE rgb(123, 194, 190)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7BC2BE is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 76.1% green and 74.5% blue (123, 194, 190).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 37% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#7BC2BE color codes

HEX	`#7BC2BE`
RGB	`rgb(123, 194, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 76.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 37%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 37%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.88, -23.13, -5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.88, 23.67, 192.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.751, 46.51, 55.746)`
Decimal	`8110782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BC2BE, 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 #7BC2BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BC2BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #7BC2BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bc2be; }
.text { color: #7bc2be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bc2be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 194 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bc2be, #7ba3c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #7BC2BE?: #7BC2BE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BC2BE?: The RGB value is 123, 194, 190: 123 red, 194 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BC2BE?: The complementary color is #C27B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BC2BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.