What color is #7CA9AE?

#7CA9AE 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 #7CA9AE?

The RGB value is 124, 169, 174: 124 red, 169 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CA9AE?

The complementary color is #AE817C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CA9AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CA9AE color

#7CA9AE rgb(124, 169, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7CA9AE is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 66.3% green and 68.2% blue (124, 169, 174).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 24% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% 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 8.14:1).

#7CA9AE color codes

HEX	`#7CA9AE`
RGB	`rgb(124, 169, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 66.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 24%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 29%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 3%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.3, -13.8, -7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.3, 15.68, 208.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.138, 35.716, 45.342)`
Decimal	`8169902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CA9AE, 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 #7CA9AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CA9AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #7CA9AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ca9ae; }
.text { color: #7ca9ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ca9ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 169 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ca9ae, #7c90ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7CA9AE?: #7CA9AE 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 #7CA9AE?: The RGB value is 124, 169, 174: 124 red, 169 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CA9AE?: The complementary color is #AE817C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CA9AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.