Information about #7CB6AF color

#7CB6AF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#7CB6AF falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(124, 182, 175) — 48.6% red, 71.4% green, 68.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 23 / 0 / 3 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned water-like cyan, #7CB6AF has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Kumutoto (#78AFB2). Slightly further away sit Cold Front Green (#85B3B2) and Gulf Stream (#74B2A8).

In RGB terms — rgb(124, 182, 175) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #7CB6AF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#7CB6AF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#7CB6AF 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 #7CB6AF

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

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Gulf Stream color link
Gulf Stream

#74B2A8

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Tradewind color link
Tradewind

#6DAFA7

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#7CB6AF
  • RGB124, 182, 175
  • CMYK23, 0, 3, 29
  • CSSrgb(124, 182, 175)
  • HSL173°, 28%, 60%
  • HSL Precise172.759°, 28.431%, 60%
  • HSV173°, 32%, 71%
  • HSB173°, 32%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.486, 0.714, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.486, 0.714, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.486, 0.714, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB48.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID7CB6AF
  • DECIMAL ID8173231
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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