What color is #7FABA5?

#7FABA5 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FABA5?

The RGB value is 127, 171, 165: 127 red, 171 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FABA5?

The complementary color is #AB7F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FABA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FABA5 color

#7FABA5 rgb(127, 171, 165)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7FABA5 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 67.1% green and 64.7% blue (127, 171, 165).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#7FABA5 color codes

HEX	`#7FABA5`
RGB	`rgb(127, 171, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 67.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 4%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.79, -16.02, -1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.79, 16.11, 186.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.105, 36.353, 41.021)`
Decimal	`8367013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FABA5, 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 #7FABA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FABA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #7FABA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7faba5; }
.text { color: #7faba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7faba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 171 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7faba5, #7f9bab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7FABA5?: #7FABA5 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FABA5?: The RGB value is 127, 171, 165: 127 red, 171 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FABA5?: The complementary color is #AB7F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FABA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.