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#7DE4ED Color

#7DE4ED is rgb(125, 228, 237) in RGB, hsl(185, 76%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 4%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sky Blue (#80DAEB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7DE4ED
HEX#7DE4ED
RGBrgb(125, 228, 237)
HSLhsl(185, 76%, 71%)
HSVhsv(185, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 4%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86% 0.097 202.9)
LABlab(84.65% -29.62 -14.25)
LCHlch(84.65% 32.88 205.70)

What #7DE4ED 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 #7DE4ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 6.28Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 7Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 7.41Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 8.26Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 8.39Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 9.07

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

#7DE4ED Channel Values

How #7DE4ED 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 228 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 185° · S 76% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 185° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7DE4ED 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7DE4ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7DE4ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7DE4ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7DE4ED
Complementary
#ED867D
Analogous
#7DEDBE
Analogous
#7DACED
Triadic
#ED7DE4
Triadic
#E4ED7D
Split comp.
#ED7DAC
Split comp.
#EDBE7D

Tints & Shades of #7DE4ED

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

#8FE8F0
#A1EBF2
#B3EFF5
#C0F2F6
#D2F6F9
#E4F9FB

Shades

#50DBE7
#28D2E2
#1AAFBC
#148994
#0E6067
#093A3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7DE4ED.

How #7DE4ED 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#7DE4ED
Protanopia#D7D7ED
Protanomaly#BADCED
Deuteranopia#C9C9EF
Deuteranomaly#B0D5EE
Tritanopia#7AE5E5
Tritanomaly#7BE5E8
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7DE4ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7de4ed: #7DE4ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7DE4ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7de4ed': '#7DE4ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.894, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_7de4ed">#7DE4ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#7DE4ED"

More Teal Colors

#7DE4ED sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7DE4ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7DE4ED?

#7DE4ED is a light teal — rgb(125, 228, 237) in RGB and hsl(185, 76%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sky Blue (#80DAEB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.28.

What is the RGB value of #7DE4ED?

#7DE4ED is rgb(125, 228, 237) — red 125, green 228, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7DE4ED?

#7DE4ED converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 4%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7DE4ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7DE4ED scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7DE4ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7DE4ED 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 12.91, which is visibly different.

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