What color is #7FBEB6?

#7FBEB6 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FBEB6?

The RGB value is 127, 190, 182: 127 red, 190 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FBEB6?

The complementary color is #BE7F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FBEB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FBEB6 color

#7FBEB6 rgb(127, 190, 182)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7FBEB6 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 74.5% green and 71.4% blue (127, 190, 182).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 33% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#7FBEB6 color codes

HEX	`#7FBEB6`
RGB	`rgb(127, 190, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 74.5%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 33%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 33%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.7, -21.9, -2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.7, 22.03, 186.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.606, 44.714, 51.001)`
Decimal	`8371894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FBEB6, 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 #7FBEB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FBEB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #7FBEB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fbeb6; }
.text { color: #7fbeb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fbeb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 190 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fbeb6, #7fa6be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #7FBEB6?: #7FBEB6 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FBEB6?: The RGB value is 127, 190, 182: 127 red, 190 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FBEB6?: The complementary color is #BE7F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FBEB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.