What color is #7EBCA5?

#7EBCA5 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7EBCA5?

The RGB value is 126, 188, 165: 126 red, 188 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7EBCA5?

The complementary color is #BC7E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7EBCA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7EBCA5 color

#7EBCA5 rgb(126, 188, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #7EBCA5 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 73.7% green and 64.7% blue (126, 188, 165).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 32% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Celadon Porcelain (#7EBEA5), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#7EBCA5 color codes

HEX	`#7EBCA5`
RGB	`rgb(126, 188, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 73.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 32%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 33%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 12%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.63, -24.98, 5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.63, 25.54, 167.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.377, 43.117, 42.154)`
Decimal	`8305829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7EBCA5, 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 #7EBCA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7EBCA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #7EBCA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ebca5; }
.text { color: #7ebca5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ebca5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 188 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ebca5, #7eb4bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #7EBCA5?: #7EBCA5 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7EBCA5?: The RGB value is 126, 188, 165: 126 red, 188 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7EBCA5?: The complementary color is #BC7E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7EBCA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.