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#7EAFB4 Color

#7EAFB4 is rgb(126, 175, 180) in RGB, hsl(186, 26%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 3%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7EAFB4
HEX#7EAFB4
RGBrgb(126, 175, 180)
HSLhsl(186, 26%, 60%)
HSVhsv(186, 30%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 3%, 0%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.052 204)
LABlab(68.12% -15.94 -8.10)
LCHlch(68.12% 17.88 206.95)

What #7EAFB4 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 #7EAFB4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 8.64Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 8.8Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 11.15Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 11.24Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 11.74Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 11.75

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

#7EAFB4 Channel Values

How #7EAFB4 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 126 · G 175 · B 1808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 186° · S 26% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 186° · S 30% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7EAFB4 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7EAFB4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7EAFB4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7EAFB4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7EAFB4
Complementary
#B4847E
Analogous
#7EB49E
Analogous
#7E94B4
Triadic
#B47EAE
Triadic
#AEB47E
Split comp.
#B47E94
Split comp.
#B49E7E

Tints & Shades of #7EAFB4

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

#8FB8BD
#A2C4C8
#B2CFD2
#C5DBDD
#D5E5E6
#E9F1F2

Shades

#659EA4
#53888D
#446F74
#35565A
#263E40
#172527

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7EAFB4.

How #7EAFB4 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#7EAFB4
Protanopia#A8A8B4
Protanomaly#99ABB4
Deuteranopia#A1A1B5
Deuteranomaly#94A7B5
Tritanopia#7DB0B0
Tritanomaly#7DAFB1
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7EAFB4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7eafb4: #7EAFB4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7EAFB4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7eafb4': '#7EAFB4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.686, blue: 0.706)
Android XML<color name="color_7eafb4">#7EAFB4</color>
SVG fillfill="#7EAFB4"

More Teal Colors

#7EAFB4 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7EAFB4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7EAFB4?

#7EAFB4 is a light teal — rgb(126, 175, 180) in RGB and hsl(186, 26%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.64.

What is the RGB value of #7EAFB4?

#7EAFB4 is rgb(126, 175, 180) — red 126, green 175, and blue 180 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7EAFB4?

#7EAFB4 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 3%, 0%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7EAFB4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7EAFB4 scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7EAFB4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7EAFB4 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 8.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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