Information about #7CB1AA color

#7CB1AA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#7CB1AA falls into the Cyan Color FamilyMild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(124, 177, 170) — 48.6% red, 69.4% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 21 / 0 / 3 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #7CB1AA reads as a mildly saturated cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gulf Stream (#74B2A8). Slightly further away sit Kumutoto (#78AFB2) and Grayish Cyan (#7DA8A8).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(124, 177, 170)), which gives #7CB1AA its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. #7CB1AA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#7CB1AA color variations

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#7CB1AA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #7CB1AA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Gulf Stream color link
Gulf Stream

#74B2A8

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Tradewind color link
Tradewind

#6DAFA7

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Green Sheen color link
Green Sheen

#6EAEA1

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#7CB1AA
  • RGB124, 177, 170
  • CMYK21, 0, 3, 31
  • CSSrgb(124, 177, 170)
  • HSL172°, 25%, 59%
  • HSL Precise172.075°, 25.359%, 59.02%
  • HSV172°, 30%, 69%
  • HSB172°, 30%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.486, 0.694, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.486, 0.694, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.486, 0.694, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB48.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID7CB1AA
  • DECIMAL ID8171946
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01