What color is #7CAEA8?

#7CAEA8 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CAEA8?

The RGB value is 124, 174, 168: 124 red, 174 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CAEA8?

The complementary color is #AE7C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CAEA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CAEA8 color

#7CAEA8 rgb(124, 174, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7CAEA8 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 68.2% green and 65.9% blue (124, 174, 168).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 24% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#7CAEA8 color codes

HEX	`#7CAEA8`
RGB	`rgb(124, 174, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 68.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 24%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 29%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 3%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.56, -17.82, -2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.56, 17.96, 187.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.514, 37.383, 42.646)`
Decimal	`8171176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CAEA8, 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 #7CAEA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CAEA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #7CAEA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7caea8; }
.text { color: #7caea8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7caea8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 174 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7caea8, #7c9bae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7CAEA8?: #7CAEA8 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CAEA8?: The RGB value is 124, 174, 168: 124 red, 174 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CAEA8?: The complementary color is #AE7C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CAEA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.