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#7BC6AB Color

#7BC6AB is rgb(123, 198, 171) in RGB, hsl(158, 40%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 14%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7BC6AB
HEX#7BC6AB
RGBrgb(123, 198, 171)
HSLhsl(158, 40%, 63%)
HSVhsv(158, 38%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 14%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.085 169.2)
LABlab(74.42% -29.00 5.85)
LCHlch(74.42% 29.58 168.59)

What #7BC6AB 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 #7BC6AB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 6.66Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.04Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.09Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 10.22Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.4Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.21

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

#7BC6AB Channel Values

How #7BC6AB 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 123 · G 198 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 158° · S 40% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 158° · S 38% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7BC6AB 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 text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7BC6AB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7BC6AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7BC6AB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7BC6AB
Complementary
#C67B97
Analogous
#7BC685
Analogous
#7BBCC6
Triadic
#AB7BC6
Triadic
#C6AB7B
Split comp.
#C67BBC
Split comp.
#C6857B

Tints & Shades of #7BC6AB

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

#8DCEB6
#9FD6C1
#B0DDCD
#C2E5D8
#D4EDE4
#E6F4EF

Shades

#5EBA98
#46A482
#3A886B
#2C6852
#204B3B
#122B22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7BC6AB.

How #7BC6AB 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#7BC6AB
Protanopia#BCBCAB
Protanomaly#A6C0AB
Deuteranopia#B2B2AD
Deuteranomaly#9FBAAC
Tritanopia#81C3C3
Tritanomaly#7EC4BA
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

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Using #7BC6AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7bc6ab: #7BC6AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7BC6AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7bc6ab': '#7BC6AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.482, green: 0.776, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_7bc6ab">#7BC6AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#7BC6AB"

More Green Colors

#7BC6AB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7BC6AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7BC6AB?

#7BC6AB is a light green — rgb(123, 198, 171) in RGB and hsl(158, 40%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.66.

What is the RGB value of #7BC6AB?

#7BC6AB is rgb(123, 198, 171) — red 123, green 198, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7BC6AB?

#7BC6AB converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 14%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7BC6AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7BC6AB scores 2:1 against white and 10.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7BC6AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7BC6AB 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.04, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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