#7CBBAEMintnight (#7CBBAE) is a light, muted blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 180°, lightness 0.75 and chroma 0.068. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #7CBBAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(124, 187, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 32%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 34%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34%, 0%, 7%, 27%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(71.5 -23.1 0.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.746 0.068 180) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mintnight shifts subtly: leans toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward sky blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#88b7a2 — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: leans toward green#84bcaa — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward green#7cbbae — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7bbcb1 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Mintnight in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.19:1 and against black 9.58:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#cbfff3 · #9dd7cb · #7cbbae · #51897e · #31645a · #124139
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#a7dee9 · #8bcdcd · #7cbbae · #71a88e · #6e9372 · #697e5a
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#7cbbae · #7792a1 · #437d72 · #1f5b76 · #06433a · #082431
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#c1d5d0 · #7cbbae · #b17889 · #50736b · #35534d · #203430
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8eff1 · #7cbbae · #889491 · #5b5557 · #1a2724 · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e1f8f2 · #7cbbae · #1e4840 · #002a23 · #000504 · #e64f8a
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e1f8f2 · #7cbbae · #1e4840 · #002a23 · #000504 · #f0bb4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffecf1 · #7cbbae · #b0828f · #794555 · #3b1422 · #000201
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffecf1 · #7cbbae · #a684a3 · #7c463e · #341732 · #050000
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f4efff · #7cbbae · #9689b1 · #764d29 · #391b00 · #020006
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#edf2ff · #7cbbae · #8290b6 · #794555 · #2e2200 · #050001
#8EC5BA · #A1D0C5 · #B3DAD1 · #C5E5DD · #D6EFE9
#619A8E · #477A70 · #2E5B53 · #163F38 · #00241E
#88B8AE · #93B5AD · #9DB2AD
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.