Information about #7CB8CB color

#7CB8CB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#7CB8CB falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(124, 184, 203) — 48.6% red, 72.2% green, 79.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 31 / 7 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored cyan, #7CB8CB appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Seagull (#77B7D0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Blue Hosta (#77BFC7) and Refresh (#71B8CA).

In RGB terms — rgb(124, 184, 203) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #7CB8CB: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #7CB8CB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#7CB8CB color variations

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

#7CB8CB 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 #7CB8CB

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

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#7CB8CB
  • RGB124, 184, 203
  • CMYK31, 7, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(124, 184, 203)
  • HSL194°, 43%, 64%
  • HSL Precise194.43°, 43.169%, 64.118%
  • HSV194°, 39%, 80%
  • HSB194°, 39%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(0.486, 0.722, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.486, 0.722, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.486, 0.722, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB48.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID7CB8CB
  • DECIMAL ID8173771
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01