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#7AFFF8 Color

#7AFFF8 is rgb(122, 255, 248) in RGB, hsl(177, 100%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 3%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Electric Blue (#7DF9FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7AFFF8
HEX#7AFFF8
RGBrgb(122, 255, 248)
HSLhsl(177, 100%, 74%)
HSVhsv(177, 52%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 3%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.3% 0.118 190.7)
LABlab(92.45% -39.56 -8.48)
LCHlch(92.45% 40.46 192.09)

What #7AFFF8 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 #7AFFF8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 7.38Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 11.9Neon Cyan#00FEFCΔE 12.82Aqua#00FFFFΔE 12.97Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 13.32Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 13.44

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

#7AFFF8 Channel Values

How #7AFFF8 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 255 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 177° · S 100% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 177° · S 52% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.2:1 vs white · 17.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7AFFF8 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 text1.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7AFFF8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7AFFF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7AFFF8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7AFFF8
Complementary
#FF7A81
Analogous
#7AFFB6
Analogous
#7AC3FF
Triadic
#F87AFF
Triadic
#FFF87A
Split comp.
#FF7AC3
Split comp.
#FFB67A

Tints & Shades of #7AFFF8

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

#8AFFF9
#9EFFFA
#ADFFFB
#C2FFFC
#D1FFFD
#E5FFFE

Shades

#47FFF6
#14FFF3
#00E0D5
#00ADA5
#007A74
#004744

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7AFFF8.

How #7AFFF8 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#7AFFF8
Protanopia#EFEFF8
Protanomaly#CBF6F8
Deuteranopia#DEDEFB
Deuteranomaly#BFECFA
Tritanopia#7CFEFE
Tritanomaly#7BFEFC
Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7AFFF8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7afff8: #7AFFF8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7AFFF8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7afff8': '#7AFFF8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 1.000, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_7afff8">#7AFFF8</color>
SVG fillfill="#7AFFF8"

More Teal Colors

#7AFFF8 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7AFFF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7AFFF8?

#7AFFF8 is a light teal — rgb(122, 255, 248) in RGB and hsl(177, 100%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Electric Blue (#7DF9FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.38.

What is the RGB value of #7AFFF8?

#7AFFF8 is rgb(122, 255, 248) — red 122, green 255, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7AFFF8?

#7AFFF8 converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 3%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7AFFF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7AFFF8 scores 1.2:1 against white and 17.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7AFFF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7AFFF8 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 aqua (#00FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 12.97, which is visibly different.

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