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#7AA8A7 Color

#7AA8A7 is rgb(122, 168, 167) in RGB, hsl(179, 21%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 1%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7AA8A7
HEX#7AA8A7
RGBrgb(122, 168, 167)
HSLhsl(179, 21%, 57%)
HSVhsv(179, 27%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 1%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(69.8% 0.049 194.4)
LABlab(65.55% -16.14 -4.74)
LCHlch(65.55% 16.82 196.38)

What #7AA8A7 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #7AA8A7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 7.19Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 8.91Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 9.81Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 10.68Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 11.59Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 11.68

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#7AA8A7 Channel Values

How #7AA8A7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 122 · G 168 · B 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 179° · S 21% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 179° · S 27% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 7.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7AA8A7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7AA8A7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7AA8A7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7AA8A7
Complementary
#A87A7B
Analogous
#7AA891
Analogous
#7A92A8
Triadic
#A87AA8
Triadic
#A8A87A
Split comp.
#A87A92
Split comp.
#A8917A

Tints & Shades of #7AA8A7

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8DB4B4
#9FC1C0
#B2CDCC
#C1D7D6
#D4E3E3
#E6EFEF

Shades

#639796
#558281
#446968
#365353
#263B3A
#182525

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How #7AA8A7 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#7AA8A7
Protanopia#A1A1A7
Protanomaly#93A4A7
Deuteranopia#9B9BA8
Deuteranomaly#8FA0A8
Tritanopia#7AA8A8
Tritanomaly#7AA8A8
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

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Using #7AA8A7 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-7aa8a7: #7AA8A7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7AA8A7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7aa8a7': '#7AA8A7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.659, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_7aa8a7">#7AA8A7</color>
SVG fillfill="#7AA8A7"

More Teal Colors

#7AA8A7 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7AA8A7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7AA8A7?

#7AA8A7 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(122, 168, 167) in RGB and hsl(179, 21%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.19.

What is the RGB value of #7AA8A7?

#7AA8A7 is rgb(122, 168, 167) — red 122, green 168, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7AA8A7?

#7AA8A7 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 1%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7AA8A7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7AA8A7 scores 2.63:1 against white and 7.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7AA8A7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7AA8A7 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 7.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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