Recognised as Colour
#7AABA3
- #7AABA3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#7AABA3 is a cyan with RGB values 122, 171, 163 and HSL 170°, 23%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#7AABA3#7AABA3
HEX#7AABA3
RGBrgb(122, 171, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.6706, 0.6392
RGB percentages47.8%, 67.1%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(170.2, 22.6%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.2, 28.7%, 67.1%)
CMYK28.7%, 0%, 4.7%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,039,331
CSS custom property--colour: #7AABA3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#85545C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AB7A82
Analogous#7AAB8A, #7A9BAB
Triadic#A37AAB, #ABA37A
Split complementary#AB7A9B, #AB8A7A
Tetradic#8A7AAB, #AB7A82, #9BAB7A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R122
G171
B163
Red122 (47.8%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue170.2°
Saturation (HSL)22.58%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 7A · G AB · B A3
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