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#7DC5CA Color

#7DC5CA is rgb(125, 197, 202) in RGB, hsl(184, 42%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 2%, 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 9.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7DC5CA
HEX#7DC5CA
RGBrgb(125, 197, 202)
HSLhsl(184, 42%, 64%)
HSVhsv(184, 38%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 2%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.8% 0.072 201.4)
LABlab(74.93% -22.51 -10.04)
LCHlch(74.93% 24.65 204.04)

What #7DC5CA 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 #7DC5CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 9.08Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 9.71Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 10.31Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 10.99Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.59Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 12.29

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

#7DC5CA Channel Values

How #7DC5CA 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 197 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 184° · S 42% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 184° · S 38% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.96:1 vs white · 10.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7DC5CA 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 text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7DC5CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7DC5CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7DC5CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7DC5CA
Complementary
#CA827D
Analogous
#7DCAA8
Analogous
#7D9ECA
Triadic
#CA7DC5
Triadic
#C5CA7D
Split comp.
#CA7D9E
Split comp.
#CAA87D

Tints & Shades of #7DC5CA

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

#8FCDD1
#A1D5D9
#B3DDE0
#C1E3E6
#D4ECED
#E6F4F5

Shades

#5CB6BC
#46A3AA
#38848A
#2C686D
#1F494C
#132D2F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7DC5CA.

How #7DC5CA 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#7DC5CA
Protanopia#BBBBCA
Protanomaly#A6BFCA
Deuteranopia#B1B1CB
Deuteranomaly#9FBACB
Tritanopia#7CC6C6
Tritanomaly#7CC5C7
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7DC5CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7dc5ca: #7DC5CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7DC5CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7dc5ca': '#7DC5CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.773, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_7dc5ca">#7DC5CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7DC5CA"

More Teal Colors

#7DC5CA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7DC5CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7DC5CA?

#7DC5CA is a light teal — rgb(125, 197, 202) in RGB and hsl(184, 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 9.08.

What is the RGB value of #7DC5CA?

#7DC5CA is rgb(125, 197, 202) — red 125, green 197, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7DC5CA?

#7DC5CA converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 2%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7DC5CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7DC5CA scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7DC5CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7DC5CA 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 13.35, which is visibly different.

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