What color is #7FBBC1?

#7FBBC1 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cuttlefish. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FBBC1?

The RGB value is 127, 187, 193: 127 red, 187 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FBBC1?

The complementary color is #C1857F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FBBC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FBBC1 color

#7FBBC1 rgb(127, 187, 193)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7FBBC1 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 73.3% green and 75.7% blue (127, 187, 193).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 35% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Cuttlefish (#7FBBC2), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#7FBBC1 color codes

HEX	`#7FBBC1`
RGB	`rgb(127, 187, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 73.3%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 35%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 34%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 3%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.16, -17.76, -9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.16, 20, 207.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.145, 43.901, 57.011)`
Decimal	`8371137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FBBC1, 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 #7FBBC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FBBC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	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 #7FBBC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fbbc1; }
.text { color: #7fbbc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fbbc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 187 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fbbc1, #7f9ac1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7FBBC1?: #7FBBC1 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cuttlefish. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FBBC1?: The RGB value is 127, 187, 193: 127 red, 187 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FBBC1?: The complementary color is #C1857F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FBBC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.