What color is #7CB9B2?

#7CB9B2 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CB9B2?

The RGB value is 124, 185, 178: 124 red, 185 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CB9B2?

The complementary color is #B97C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CB9B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CB9B2 color

#7CB9B2 rgb(124, 185, 178)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7CB9B2 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 72.5% green and 69.8% blue (124, 185, 178).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 30% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#7CB9B2 color codes

HEX	`#7CB9B2`
RGB	`rgb(124, 185, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 72.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 30%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 33%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 4%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.01, -21.15, -2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.01, 21.33, 187.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.694, 42.195, 48.48)`
Decimal	`8174002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CB9B2, 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 #7CB9B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CB9B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #7CB9B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7cb9b2; }
.text { color: #7cb9b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7cb9b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 185 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7cb9b2, #7ca2b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7CB9B2?: #7CB9B2 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CB9B2?: The RGB value is 124, 185, 178: 124 red, 185 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CB9B2?: The complementary color is #B97C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CB9B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.