What color is #7CB6B0?

#7CB6B0 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CB6B0?

The RGB value is 124, 182, 176: 124 red, 182 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CB6B0?

The complementary color is #B67C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CB6B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CB6B0 color

#7CB6B0 rgb(124, 182, 176)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7CB6B0 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 71.4% green and 69% blue (124, 182, 176).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 28% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#7CB6B0 color codes

HEX	`#7CB6B0`
RGB	`rgb(124, 182, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 71.4%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 28%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 32%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.09, -20.09, -2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.09, 20.31, 188.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.874, 40.874, 47.223)`
Decimal	`8173232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CB6B0, 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 #7CB6B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CB6B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	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 #7CB6B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7cb6b0; }
.text { color: #7cb6b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7cb6b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 182 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7cb6b0, #7c9fb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7CB6B0?: #7CB6B0 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CB6B0?: The RGB value is 124, 182, 176: 124 red, 182 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CB6B0?: The complementary color is #B67C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CB6B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.