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#7DEDED Color

#7DEDED is rgb(125, 237, 237) in RGB, hsl(180, 76%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 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 5.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7DEDED
HEX#7DEDED
RGBrgb(125, 237, 237)
HSLhsl(180, 76%, 71%)
HSVhsv(180, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88% 0.103 195.4)
LABlab(87.20% -33.51 -10.49)
LCHlch(87.20% 35.11 197.38)

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

Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 5.53Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 9.87Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 11.25Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 12.01Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 12.21Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 12.25

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

#7DEDED Channel Values

How #7DEDED 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 237 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 180° · S 76% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 180° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7DEDED 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #7DEDED

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

Base
#7DEDED
Complementary
#ED7D7D
Analogous
#7DEDB5
Analogous
#7DB5ED
Triadic
#ED7DED
Triadic
#EDED7D
Split comp.
#ED7DB5
Split comp.
#EDB57D

Tints & Shades of #7DEDED

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

#8FF0F0
#A1F2F2
#B3F5F5
#C0F6F6
#D2F9F9
#E4FBFB

Shades

#50E7E7
#28E2E2
#1ABCBC
#149494
#0E6767
#093F3F

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

How #7DEDED 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#7DEDED
Protanopia#DFDFED
Protanomaly#C0E5ED
Deuteranopia#D1D1EF
Deuteranomaly#B5DDEE
Tritanopia#7DEDED
Tritanomaly#7DEDED
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7DEDED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7deded: #7DEDED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7DEDED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7deded': '#7DEDED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.929, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_7deded">#7DEDED</color>
SVG fillfill="#7DEDED"

More Teal Colors

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

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#7DEDED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7DEDED?

#7DEDED is a light teal — rgb(125, 237, 237) in RGB and hsl(180, 76%, 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 5.53.

What is the RGB value of #7DEDED?

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

What is the CMYK value of #7DEDED?

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

Should text on #7DEDED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7DEDED scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #7DEDED 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 12.01, which is visibly different.

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