What color is #7CA7A3?

#7CA7A3 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CA7A3?

The RGB value is 124, 167, 163: 124 red, 167 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CA7A3?

The complementary color is #A77C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CA7A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CA7A3 color

#7CA7A3 rgb(124, 167, 163)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7CA7A3 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 65.5% green and 63.9% blue (124, 167, 163).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#7CA7A3 color codes

HEX	`#7CA7A3`
RGB	`rgb(124, 167, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 65.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 26%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 2%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.41, -15.3, -2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.41, 15.53, 189.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.74, 34.566, 39.801)`
Decimal	`8169379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CA7A3, 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 #7CA7A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CA7A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #7CA7A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ca7a3; }
.text { color: #7ca7a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ca7a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 167 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ca7a3, #7c95a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7CA7A3?: #7CA7A3 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CA7A3?: The RGB value is 124, 167, 163: 124 red, 167 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CA7A3?: The complementary color is #A77C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CA7A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.