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#7DAAA5 Color

#7DAAA5 is rgb(125, 170, 165) in RGB, hsl(173, 21%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 3%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7DAAA5
HEX#7DAAA5
RGBrgb(125, 170, 165)
HSLhsl(173, 21%, 58%)
HSVhsv(173, 26%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 3%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.049 187.6)
LABlab(66.26% -16.49 -2.58)
LCHlch(66.26% 16.69 188.88)

What #7DAAA5 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 #7DAAA5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 7.62Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 8.57Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 8.7Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 11.53Opal#A8C3BCΔE 12.29Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 12.3

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

#7DAAA5 Channel Values

How #7DAAA5 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 125 · G 170 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 173° · S 21% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 173° · S 26% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.57:1 vs white · 8.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7DAAA5 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 text2.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7DAAA5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7DAAA5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7DAAA5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7DAAA5
Complementary
#AA7D83
Analogous
#7DAA8F
Analogous
#7D99AA
Triadic
#A57DAA
Triadic
#AAA57D
Split comp.
#AA7D99
Split comp.
#AA8F7D

Tints & Shades of #7DAAA5

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

#90B6B2
#9FC1BD
#B2CDCA
#C4D9D6
#D7E5E3
#E6EFEE

Shades

#659A94
#57857F
#476C68
#365350
#263B38
#182524

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7DAAA5.

How #7DAAA5 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#7DAAA5
Protanopia#A3A3A5
Protanomaly#96A6A5
Deuteranopia#9D9DA6
Deuteranomaly#91A2A6
Tritanopia#7EA9A9
Tritanomaly#7EAAA8
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7DAAA5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7daaa5: #7DAAA5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7DAAA5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7daaa5': '#7DAAA5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.667, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_7daaa5">#7DAAA5</color>
SVG fillfill="#7DAAA5"

More Teal Colors

#7DAAA5 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7DAAA5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7DAAA5?

#7DAAA5 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(125, 170, 165) in RGB and hsl(173, 21%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.62.

What is the RGB value of #7DAAA5?

#7DAAA5 is rgb(125, 170, 165) — red 125, green 170, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7DAAA5?

#7DAAA5 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 3%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7DAAA5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7DAAA5 scores 2.57:1 against white and 8.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7DAAA5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7DAAA5 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 cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 8.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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