What color is #7FA4AC?

#7FA4AC is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FA4AC?

The RGB value is 127, 164, 172: 127 red, 164 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FA4AC?

The complementary color is #AC877F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FA4AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FA4AC color

#7FA4AC rgb(127, 164, 172)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7FA4AC is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 64.3% green and 67.5% blue (127, 164, 172).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#7FA4AC color codes

HEX	`#7FA4AC`
RGB	`rgb(127, 164, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 64.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 5%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.99, -10.69, -8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.99, 13.51, 217.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.472, 34.04, 44.039)`
Decimal	`8365228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FA4AC, 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 #7FA4AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FA4AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #7FA4AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fa4ac; }
.text { color: #7fa4ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fa4ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 164 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fa4ac, #7f8eac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7FA4AC?: #7FA4AC is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FA4AC?: The RGB value is 127, 164, 172: 127 red, 164 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FA4AC?: The complementary color is #AC877F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FA4AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.