What color is #7EB0A9?

#7EB0A9 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7EB0A9?

The RGB value is 126, 176, 169: 126 red, 176 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7EB0A9?

The complementary color is #B07E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7EB0A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7EB0A9 color

#7EB0A9 rgb(126, 176, 169)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7EB0A9 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 69% green and 66.3% blue (126, 176, 169).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 24% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#7EB0A9 color codes

HEX	`#7EB0A9`
RGB	`rgb(126, 176, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 69%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 24%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 28%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 4%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.28, -18.03, -1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.28, 18.11, 185.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.289, 38.349, 43.282)`
Decimal	`8302761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7EB0A9, 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 #7EB0A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7EB0A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #7EB0A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7eb0a9; }
.text { color: #7eb0a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7eb0a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 176 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7eb0a9, #7e9eb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7EB0A9?: #7EB0A9 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7EB0A9?: The RGB value is 126, 176, 169: 126 red, 176 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7EB0A9?: The complementary color is #B07E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7EB0A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.