What color is #7EB7AE?

#7EB7AE is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7EB7AE?

The RGB value is 126, 183, 174: 126 red, 183 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7EB7AE?

The complementary color is #B77E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7EB7AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7EB7AE color

#7EB7AE rgb(126, 183, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7EB7AE is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 71.8% green and 68.2% blue (126, 183, 174).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 28% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#7EB7AE color codes

HEX	`#7EB7AE`
RGB	`rgb(126, 183, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 71.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 28%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 31%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 5%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.43, -20.48, -1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.43, 20.53, 183.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.175, 41.357, 46.271)`
Decimal	`8304558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7EB7AE, 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 #7EB7AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7EB7AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #7EB7AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7eb7ae; }
.text { color: #7eb7ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7eb7ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 183 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7eb7ae, #7ea4b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7EB7AE?: #7EB7AE is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7EB7AE?: The RGB value is 126, 183, 174: 126 red, 183 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7EB7AE?: The complementary color is #B77E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7EB7AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.