What color is #7CA29F?

#7CA29F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CA29F?

The RGB value is 124, 162, 159: 124 red, 162 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CA29F?

The complementary color is #A27C7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CA29F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CA29F color

#7CA29F rgb(124, 162, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7CA29F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 63.5% green and 62.4% blue (124, 162, 159).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 17% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#7CA29F color codes

HEX	`#7CA29F`
RGB	`rgb(124, 162, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 63.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 17%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.86, -13.56, -2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.86, 13.83, 191.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.489, 32.628, 37.644)`
Decimal	`8168095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CA29F, 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 #7CA29F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CA29F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #7CA29F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ca29f; }
.text { color: #7ca29f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ca29f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 162 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ca29f, #7c92a2); }

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Questions

What color is #7CA29F?: #7CA29F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CA29F?: The RGB value is 124, 162, 159: 124 red, 162 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CA29F?: The complementary color is #A27C7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CA29F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.