What color is #7EA5A4?

#7EA5A4 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7EA5A4?

The RGB value is 126, 165, 164: 126 red, 165 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7EA5A4?

The complementary color is #A57E7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7EA5A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7EA5A4 color

#7EA5A4 rgb(126, 165, 164)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7EA5A4 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 64.7% green and 64.3% blue (126, 165, 164).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#7EA5A4 color codes

HEX	`#7EA5A4`
RGB	`rgb(126, 165, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 64.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 24%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 1%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.98, -13.39, -3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.98, 13.93, 195.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.758, 34.025, 40.167)`
Decimal	`8299940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7EA5A4, 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 #7EA5A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7EA5A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #7EA5A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ea5a4; }
.text { color: #7ea5a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ea5a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 165 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ea5a4, #7e93a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7EA5A4?: #7EA5A4 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7EA5A4?: The RGB value is 126, 165, 164: 126 red, 165 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7EA5A4?: The complementary color is #A57E7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7EA5A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.