What color is #7FAAB1?

#7FAAB1 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 #7FAAB1?

The RGB value is 127, 170, 177: 127 red, 170 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FAAB1?

The complementary color is #B1867F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FAAB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FAAB1 color

#7FAAB1 rgb(127, 170, 177)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7FAAB1 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 66.7% green and 69.4% blue (127, 170, 177).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#7FAAB1 color codes

HEX	`#7FAAB1`
RGB	`rgb(127, 170, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 66.7%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 28%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 4%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.85, -12.72, -8.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.85, 15.18, 213.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.06, 36.434, 46.982)`
Decimal	`8366769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FAAB1, 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 #7FAAB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FAAB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #7FAAB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7faab1; }
.text { color: #7faab1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7faab1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 170 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7faab1, #7f91b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7FAAB1?: #7FAAB1 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 #7FAAB1?: The RGB value is 127, 170, 177: 127 red, 170 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FAAB1?: The complementary color is #B1867F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FAAB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.