#7BBFC6 Color

#7BBFC6 is rgb(123, 191, 198) in RGB, hsl(186, 40%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 4%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue (#7ED4E6), visibly different at ΔE 10.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7BBFC6

HEX#7BBFC6

RGBrgb(123, 191, 198)

HSLhsl(186, 40%, 63%)

HSVhsv(186, 38%, 78%)

CMYKcmyk(38%, 4%, 0%, 22%)

OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.069 204.1)

LABlab(73.01% -21.05 -10.73)

LCHlch(73.01% 23.62 207.02)

What #7BBFC6 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 #7BBFC6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 10.06 Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 10.96 Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 11.64 Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 11.67 Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 12.13 Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 12.42

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#7BBFC6 Channel Values

How #7BBFC6 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 123 · G 191 · B 198	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 186° · S 40% · L 63%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 186° · S 38% · V 78%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 38% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 22%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.08:1 vs white · 10.11:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7BBFC6 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7BBFC6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7BBFC6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #7BBFC6

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.

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How #7BBFC6 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#7BBFC6

Protanopia#B6B6C6

Protanomaly#A1B9C6

Deuteranopia#ACACC7

Deuteranomaly#9BB4C7

Tritanopia#79C0C0

Tritanomaly#7AC0C2

Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

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Using #7BBFC6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7bbfc6: #7BBFC6;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7BBFC6;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7bbfc6': '#7BBFC6' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.482, green: 0.749, blue: 0.776)

Android XML<color name="color_7bbfc6">#7BBFC6</color>

SVG fillfill="#7BBFC6"

More Teal Colors

#7BBFC6 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#7BBFC6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7BBFC6?

#7BBFC6 is a light teal — rgb(123, 191, 198) in RGB and hsl(186, 40%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue (#7ED4E6), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.06.

What is the RGB value of #7BBFC6?

#7BBFC6 is rgb(123, 191, 198) — red 123, green 191, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7BBFC6?

#7BBFC6 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 4%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7BBFC6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7BBFC6 scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7BBFC6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7BBFC6 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 12.42, which is visibly different.

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