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#7EECEC Color

#7EECEC is rgb(126, 236, 236) in RGB, hsl(180, 74%, 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 5.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7EECEC
HEX#7EECEC
RGBrgb(126, 236, 236)
HSLhsl(180, 74%, 71%)
HSVhsv(180, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.8% 0.101 195.5)
LABlab(86.93% -33.04 -10.36)
LCHlch(86.93% 34.63 197.40)

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

Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 5.95Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 9.57Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 10.75Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 11.84Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 11.98Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 12.07

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

#7EECEC Channel Values

How #7EECEC 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 236 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 180° · S 74% · 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
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7EECEC 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #7EECEC

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

Base
#7EECEC
Complementary
#EC7E7E
Analogous
#7EECB5
Analogous
#7EB5EC
Triadic
#EC7EEC
Triadic
#ECEC7E
Split comp.
#EC7EB5
Split comp.
#ECB57E

Tints & Shades of #7EECEC

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

#90EEEE
#A2F1F1
#B4F4F4
#C1F6F6
#D3F8F8
#E4FBFB

Shades

#52E5E5
#2ADFDF
#1CBABA
#169292
#0F6666
#093E3E

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

How #7EECEC 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#7EECEC
Protanopia#DEDEEC
Protanomaly#BFE4EC
Deuteranopia#D0D0EE
Deuteranomaly#B5DCED
Tritanopia#7EECEC
Tritanomaly#7EECEC
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7EECEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7eecec: #7EECEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7EECEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7eecec': '#7EECEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.925, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_7eecec">#7EECEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#7EECEC"

More Teal Colors

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

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#7EECEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7EECEC?

#7EECEC is a light teal — rgb(126, 236, 236) in RGB and hsl(180, 74%, 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 5.95.

What is the RGB value of #7EECEC?

#7EECEC is rgb(126, 236, 236) — red 126, green 236, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7EECEC?

#7EECEC 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 #7EECEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7EECEC scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #7EECEC 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 11.98, which is visibly different.

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