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#7AE1DA Color

#7AE1DA is rgb(122, 225, 218) in RGB, hsl(176, 63%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 3%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7AE1DA
HEX#7AE1DA
RGBrgb(122, 225, 218)
HSLhsl(176, 63%, 68%)
HSVhsv(176, 46%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 3%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(84.6% 0.097 189.7)
LABlab(83.21% -32.70 -6.42)
LCHlch(83.21% 33.32 191.10)

What #7AE1DA 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 #7AE1DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 7.97Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 8.93Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 9.43Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.86Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 11.26Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 11.42

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

#7AE1DA Channel Values

How #7AE1DA 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 122 · G 225 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 176° · S 63% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 176° · S 46% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7AE1DA 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 text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7AE1DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7AE1DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7AE1DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7AE1DA
Complementary
#E17A81
Analogous
#7AE1A7
Analogous
#7AB4E1
Triadic
#DA7AE1
Triadic
#E1DA7A
Split comp.
#E17AB4
Split comp.
#E1A77A

Tints & Shades of #7AE1DA

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

#8BE5DF
#9FE9E4
#B0EDE9
#C1F1EE
#D1F5F2
#E6F9F8

Shades

#55D8D0
#2FD0C5
#27AAA2
#1D817A
#155B57
#0C3633

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7AE1DA.

How #7AE1DA 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#7AE1DA
Protanopia#D4D4DA
Protanomaly#B7D9DA
Deuteranopia#C7C7DC
Deuteranomaly#ADD2DB
Tritanopia#7CE0E0
Tritanomaly#7BE0DE
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7AE1DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7ae1da: #7AE1DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7AE1DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7ae1da': '#7AE1DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.882, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_7ae1da">#7AE1DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7AE1DA"

More Teal Colors

#7AE1DA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7AE1DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7AE1DA?

#7AE1DA is a light teal — rgb(122, 225, 218) in RGB and hsl(176, 63%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.97.

What is the RGB value of #7AE1DA?

#7AE1DA is rgb(122, 225, 218) — red 122, green 225, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7AE1DA?

#7AE1DA converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 3%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7AE1DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7AE1DA scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7AE1DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7AE1DA 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 mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 9.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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