What color is #7DC6BE?

#7DC6BE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7DC6BE?

The RGB value is 125, 198, 190: 125 red, 198 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7DC6BE?

The complementary color is #C67D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7DC6BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7DC6BE color

#7DC6BE rgb(125, 198, 190)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7DC6BE is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 77.6% green and 74.5% blue (125, 198, 190).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 39% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#7DC6BE color codes

HEX	`#7DC6BE`
RGB	`rgb(125, 198, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 77.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 39%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 37%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.12, -24.59, -3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.12, 24.79, 187.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.942, 48.463, 56.06)`
Decimal	`8242878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7DC6BE, 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 #7DC6BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7DC6BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	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 #7DC6BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7dc6be; }
.text { color: #7dc6be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7dc6be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 198 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7dc6be, #7daac6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #7DC6BE?: #7DC6BE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7DC6BE?: The RGB value is 125, 198, 190: 125 red, 198 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7DC6BE?: The complementary color is #C67D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7DC6BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.