What color is #7EABA7?

#7EABA7 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7EABA7?

The RGB value is 126, 171, 167: 126 red, 171 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7EABA7?

The complementary color is #AB7E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7EABA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7EABA7 color

#7EABA7 rgb(126, 171, 167)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7EABA7 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 67.1% green and 65.5% blue (126, 171, 167).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#7EABA7 color codes

HEX	`#7EABA7`
RGB	`rgb(126, 171, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 67.1%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.79, -15.88, -2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.79, 16.13, 190.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.14, 36.35, 41.98)`
Decimal	`8301479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7EABA7, 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 #7EABA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7EABA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #7EABA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7eaba7; }
.text { color: #7eaba7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7eaba7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 171 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7eaba7, #7e98ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7EABA7?: #7EABA7 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7EABA7?: The RGB value is 126, 171, 167: 126 red, 171 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7EABA7?: The complementary color is #AB7E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7EABA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.