What color is #7FAAA1?

#7FAAA1 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FAAA1?

The RGB value is 127, 170, 161: 127 red, 170 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FAAA1?

The complementary color is #AA7F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FAAA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FAAA1 color

#7FAAA1 rgb(127, 170, 161)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7FAAA1 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 66.7% green and 63.1% blue (127, 170, 161).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#7FAAA1 color codes

HEX	`#7FAAA1`
RGB	`rgb(127, 170, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 66.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.39, -16.39, -0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.39, 16.39, 180.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.558, 35.833, 39.07)`
Decimal	`8366753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FAAA1, 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 #7FAAA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FAAA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #7FAAA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7faaa1; }
.text { color: #7faaa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7faaa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 170 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7faaa1, #7f9daa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7FAAA1?: #7FAAA1 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FAAA1?: The RGB value is 127, 170, 161: 127 red, 170 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FAAA1?: The complementary color is #AA7F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FAAA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.