What color is #7DC4CD?

#7DC4CD is a light, desaturated cyan known as Wavelet. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wavelet?

The RGB value is 125, 196, 205: 125 red, 196 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wavelet?

The complementary color is #CD867D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7DC4CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wavelet color: hex code #7DC4CD

#7DC4CD rgb(125, 196, 205)

Shades of teal

Wavelet has the hex code #7DC4CD. It is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 76.9% green and 80.4% blue (125, 196, 205).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 44% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

Wavelet (#7DC4CD) color codes

HEX	`#7DC4CD`
RGB	`rgb(125, 196, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 76.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 44%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 39%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 4%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.98, -19.93, -11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.98, 23.03, 210.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.213, 48.245, 64.992)`
Decimal	`8242381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wavelet, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7DC4CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7DC4CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7DC4CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7dc4cd; }
.text { color: #7dc4cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7dc4cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 196 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7dc4cd, #7d9ccd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

See #7DC4CD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7DC4CD?: #7DC4CD is a light, desaturated cyan known as Wavelet. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wavelet?: The RGB value is 125, 196, 205: 125 red, 196 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wavelet?: The complementary color is #CD867D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7DC4CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.