What color is #7CD1CD?

#7CD1CD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Hidden Sea Glass. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CD1CD?

The RGB value is 124, 209, 205: 124 red, 209 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CD1CD?

The complementary color is #D17C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CD1CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CD1CD color

#7CD1CD rgb(124, 209, 205)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7CD1CD is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 82% green and 80.4% blue (124, 209, 205).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 48% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Hidden Sea Glass (#6FD1C9), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#7CD1CD color codes

HEX	`#7CD1CD`
RGB	`rgb(124, 209, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 82%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 48%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 41%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.63, -26.67, -6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.63, 27.36, 192.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.128, 54.291, 66.005)`
Decimal	`8180173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CD1CD, 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 #7CD1CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CD1CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	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 #7CD1CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7cd1cd; }
.text { color: #7cd1cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7cd1cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 209 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7cd1cd, #7caad1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #7CD1CD?: #7CD1CD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Hidden Sea Glass. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CD1CD?: The RGB value is 124, 209, 205: 124 red, 209 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CD1CD?: The complementary color is #D17C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CD1CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.