What color is #7CA9A6?

#7CA9A6 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 #7CA9A6?

The RGB value is 124, 169, 166: 124 red, 169 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CA9A6?

The complementary color is #A97C7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CA9A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CA9A6 color

#7CA9A6 rgb(124, 169, 166)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7CA9A6 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 66.3% green and 65.1% blue (124, 169, 166).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 34% 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 8.08:1).

#7CA9A6 color codes

HEX	`#7CA9A6`
RGB	`rgb(124, 169, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 66.3%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 27%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 2%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.07, -15.67, -3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.07, 16.02, 192.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.381, 35.413, 41.356)`
Decimal	`8169894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CA9A6, 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 #7CA9A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CA9A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #7CA9A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ca9a6; }
.text { color: #7ca9a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ca9a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 169 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ca9a6, #7c95a9); }

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Questions

What color is #7CA9A6?: #7CA9A6 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 #7CA9A6?: The RGB value is 124, 169, 166: 124 red, 169 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CA9A6?: The complementary color is #A97C7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CA9A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.