What color is #7BCBCB?

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

What is the RGB value of #7BCBCB?

The RGB value is 123, 203, 203: 123 red, 203 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BCBCB?

The complementary color is #CB7B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BCBCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BCBCB color

#7BCBCB rgb(123, 203, 203)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 79.6% green and 79.6% blue (123, 203, 203).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 43% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Petrichor (#66CCCC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#7BCBCB color codes

HEX	`#7BCBCB`
RGB	`rgb(123, 203, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 79.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 43%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 39%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.82, -24.45, -7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.82, 25.64, 197.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.3, 51.232, 64.253)`
Decimal	`8113099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BCBCB, 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 #7BCBCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BCBCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	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 #7BCBCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bcbcb; }
.text { color: #7bcbcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bcbcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 203 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bcbcb, #7ba3cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #7BCBCB?: #7BCBCB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Petrichor. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BCBCB?: The RGB value is 123, 203, 203: 123 red, 203 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BCBCB?: The complementary color is #CB7B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BCBCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.