Skip to content

#7EDDCD Color

#7EDDCD is rgb(126, 221, 205) in RGB, hsl(170, 58%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 7%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7EDDCD
HEX#7EDDCD
RGBrgb(126, 221, 205)
HSLhsl(170, 58%, 68%)
HSVhsv(170, 43%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 7%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(83.4% 0.094 181.9)
LABlab(81.93% -32.36 -1.41)
LCHlch(81.93% 32.39 182.49)

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

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

#7EDDCD Channel Values

How #7EDDCD 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 221 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 58% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 43% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7EDDCD 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 text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #7EDDCD

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #7EDDCD

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

Shades

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

How #7EDDCD 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#7EDDCD
Protanopia#D1D1CD
Protanomaly#B5D6CD
Deuteranopia#C4C4CF
Deuteranomaly#ADCFCE
Tritanopia#82DBDB
Tritanomaly#80DCD6
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7EDDCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7eddcd: #7EDDCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7EDDCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7eddcd': '#7EDDCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.867, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_7eddcd">#7EDDCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#7EDDCD"

More Teal Colors

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

#7EDDCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7EDDCD?

#7EDDCD is a light teal — rgb(126, 221, 205) in RGB and hsl(170, 58%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.67.

What is the RGB value of #7EDDCD?

#7EDDCD is rgb(126, 221, 205) — red 126, green 221, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7EDDCD?

#7EDDCD converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 7%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7EDDCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7EDDCD scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #7EDDCD 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 11.34, which is visibly different.

Open #7EDDCD in a Tool

Keep exploring: every teal in the color library, the guide to shades of teal, or the full color library.