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#7CD5CF Color

#7CD5CF is rgb(124, 213, 207) in RGB, hsl(176, 51%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 3%, 16%) 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 5.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7CD5CF
HEX#7CD5CF
RGBrgb(124, 213, 207)
HSLhsl(176, 51%, 66%)
HSVhsv(176, 42%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 3%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(81.6% 0.086 190)
LABlab(79.60% -29.04 -5.88)
LCHlch(79.60% 29.63 191.44)

What #7CD5CF 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 #7CD5CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 5.35Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 7.06Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.68Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 9.94Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.75Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 12.36

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

#7CD5CF Channel Values

How #7CD5CF 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 124 · G 213 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 176° · S 51% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 176° · S 42% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7CD5CF 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7CD5CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7CD5CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7CD5CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7CD5CF
Complementary
#D57C82
Analogous
#7CD5A2
Analogous
#7CAED5
Triadic
#CF7CD5
Triadic
#D5CF7C
Split comp.
#D57CAE
Split comp.
#D5A27C

Tints & Shades of #7CD5CF

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

#8FDBD6
#9FE0DB
#B2E6E3
#C1EBE8
#D5F1EF
#E4F6F5

Shades

#59C9C2
#3CB9B1
#31968F
#277772
#1B5551
#103230

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7CD5CF.

How #7CD5CF 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#7CD5CF
Protanopia#C9C9CF
Protanomaly#B0CECF
Deuteranopia#BEBED1
Deuteranomaly#A7C7D0
Tritanopia#7DD4D4
Tritanomaly#7DD5D2
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7CD5CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7cd5cf: #7CD5CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7CD5CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7cd5cf': '#7CD5CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.835, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_7cd5cf">#7CD5CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#7CD5CF"

More Teal Colors

#7CD5CF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7CD5CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7CD5CF?

#7CD5CF is a light teal — rgb(124, 213, 207) in RGB and hsl(176, 51%, 66%) 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 5.35.

What is the RGB value of #7CD5CF?

#7CD5CF is rgb(124, 213, 207) — red 124, green 213, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7CD5CF?

#7CD5CF converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 3%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7CD5CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7CD5CF scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7CD5CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7CD5CF 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 10.75, which is visibly different.

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