What color is #7EB5A6?

#7EB5A6 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7EB5A6?

The RGB value is 126, 181, 166: 126 red, 181 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7EB5A6?

The complementary color is #B57E8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7EB5A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7EB5A6 color

#7EB5A6 rgb(126, 181, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #7EB5A6 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 71% green and 65.1% blue (126, 181, 166).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 27% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#7EB5A6 color codes

HEX	`#7EB5A6`
RGB	`rgb(126, 181, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 71%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 27%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 30%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 8%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.64, -21.26, 1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.64, 21.34, 174.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.009, 40.235, 42.149)`
Decimal	`8304038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7EB5A6, 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 #7EB5A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7EB5A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	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 #7EB5A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7eb5a6; }
.text { color: #7eb5a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7eb5a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 181 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7eb5a6, #7ea9b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #7EB5A6?: #7EB5A6 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7EB5A6?: The RGB value is 126, 181, 166: 126 red, 181 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7EB5A6?: The complementary color is #B57E8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7EB5A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.