What color is #7EA9AF?

#7EA9AF is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7EA9AF?

The RGB value is 126, 169, 175: 126 red, 169 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7EA9AF?

The complementary color is #AF847E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7EA9AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7EA9AF color

#7EA9AF rgb(126, 169, 175)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7EA9AF is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 66.3% green and 68.6% blue (126, 169, 175).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#7EA9AF color codes

HEX	`#7EA9AF`
RGB	`rgb(126, 169, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 66.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 23%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 28%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 3%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.45, -12.96, -7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.45, 15.12, 210.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.528, 35.905, 45.871)`
Decimal	`8300975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7EA9AF, 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 #7EA9AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7EA9AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #7EA9AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ea9af; }
.text { color: #7ea9af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ea9af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 169 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ea9af, #7e90af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7EA9AF?: #7EA9AF is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7EA9AF?: The RGB value is 126, 169, 175: 126 red, 169 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7EA9AF?: The complementary color is #AF847E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7EA9AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.