What color is #7CA1A8?

#7CA1A8 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CA1A8?

The RGB value is 124, 161, 168: 124 red, 161 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CA1A8?

The complementary color is #A8837C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CA1A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CA1A8 color

#7CA1A8 rgb(124, 161, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7CA1A8 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 63.1% green and 65.9% blue (124, 161, 168).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#7CA1A8 color codes

HEX	`#7CA1A8`
RGB	`rgb(124, 161, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 63.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 26%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 4%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.84, -10.94, -7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.84, 13.42, 215.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.123, 32.601, 41.849)`
Decimal	`8167848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CA1A8, 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 #7CA1A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CA1A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #7CA1A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ca1a8; }
.text { color: #7ca1a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ca1a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 161 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ca1a8, #7c8ba8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7CA1A8?: #7CA1A8 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CA1A8?: The RGB value is 124, 161, 168: 124 red, 161 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CA1A8?: The complementary color is #A8837C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CA1A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.