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#7CEAEE Color

#7CEAEE is rgb(124, 234, 238) in RGB, hsl(182, 77%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 2%, 0%, 7%) 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 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7CEAEE
HEX#7CEAEE
RGBrgb(124, 234, 238)
HSLhsl(182, 77%, 71%)
HSVhsv(182, 48%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 2%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.3% 0.101 198.6)
LABlab(86.33% -32.26 -12.29)
LCHlch(86.33% 34.52 200.85)

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

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

#7CEAEE Channel Values

How #7CEAEE 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 234 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 182° · S 77% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 182° · S 48% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7CEAEE 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7CEAEE

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

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Tints & Shades of #7CEAEE

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.

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How #7CEAEE 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#7CEAEE
Protanopia#DCDCEE
Protanomaly#BDE2EE
Deuteranopia#CECEF0
Deuteranomaly#B3DAEF
Tritanopia#7BEBEB
Tritanomaly#7BEAEC
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

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Using #7CEAEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7ceaee: #7CEAEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7CEAEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7ceaee': '#7CEAEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.918, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_7ceaee">#7CEAEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7CEAEE"

More Teal Colors

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

#7CEAEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7CEAEE?

#7CEAEE is a light teal — rgb(124, 234, 238) in RGB and hsl(182, 77%, 71%) 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 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #7CEAEE?

#7CEAEE is rgb(124, 234, 238) — red 124, green 234, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7CEAEE?

#7CEAEE converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 2%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7CEAEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7CEAEE scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #7CEAEE 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 12.26, which is visibly different.

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