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#7DC1CA Color

#7DC1CA is rgb(125, 193, 202) in RGB, hsl(187, 42%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 4%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue (#7ED4E6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7DC1CA
HEX#7DC1CA
RGBrgb(125, 193, 202)
HSLhsl(187, 42%, 64%)
HSVhsv(187, 38%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 4%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.07 206.4)
LABlab(73.79% -20.66 -11.73)
LCHlch(73.79% 23.76 209.60)

What #7DC1CA 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 #7DC1CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 8.97Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 9.99Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 10.68Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 10.89Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 11.19Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 11.69

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

#7DC1CA Channel Values

How #7DC1CA 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 193 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 187° · S 42% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 187° · S 38% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7DC1CA 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7DC1CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7DC1CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7DC1CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7DC1CA
Complementary
#CA867D
Analogous
#7DCAAC
Analogous
#7D9ACA
Triadic
#CA7DC1
Triadic
#C1CA7D
Split comp.
#CA7D9A
Split comp.
#CAAC7D

Tints & Shades of #7DC1CA

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

#8FC9D1
#A1D2D9
#B3DBE0
#C1E2E6
#D4EAED
#E6F3F5

Shades

#5CB1BC
#469EAA
#38808A
#2C656D
#1F474C
#132C2F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7DC1CA.

How #7DC1CA 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#7DC1CA
Protanopia#B8B8CA
Protanomaly#A3BBCA
Deuteranopia#AEAECB
Deuteranomaly#9DB6CB
Tritanopia#7BC2C2
Tritanomaly#7CC2C5
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7DC1CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7dc1ca: #7DC1CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7DC1CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7dc1ca': '#7DC1CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.757, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_7dc1ca">#7DC1CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7DC1CA"

More Teal Colors

#7DC1CA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7DC1CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7DC1CA?

#7DC1CA is a light teal — rgb(125, 193, 202) in RGB and hsl(187, 42%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue (#7ED4E6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.97.

What is the RGB value of #7DC1CA?

#7DC1CA is rgb(125, 193, 202) — red 125, green 193, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7DC1CA?

#7DC1CA converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 4%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7DC1CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7DC1CA scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7DC1CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7DC1CA 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 skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 11.69, which is visibly different.

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