What color is #7CBBB1?

#7CBBB1 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 #7CBBB1?

The RGB value is 124, 187, 177: 124 red, 187 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CBBB1?

The complementary color is #BB7C86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CBBB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CBBB1 color

#7CBBB1 rgb(124, 187, 177)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7CBBB1 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 73.3% green and 69.4% blue (124, 187, 177).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 32% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#7CBBB1 color codes

HEX	`#7CBBB1`
RGB	`rgb(124, 187, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 73.3%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 32%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 34%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.55, -22.4, -1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.55, 22.44, 183.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.016, 42.998, 48.094)`
Decimal	`8174513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CBBB1, 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 #7CBBB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CBBB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	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 #7CBBB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7cbbb1; }
.text { color: #7cbbb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7cbbb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 187 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7cbbb1, #7ca5bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7CBBB1?: #7CBBB1 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 #7CBBB1?: The RGB value is 124, 187, 177: 124 red, 187 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CBBB1?: The complementary color is #BB7C86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CBBB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.