What color is #7DC4BF?

#7DC4BF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7DC4BF?

The RGB value is 125, 196, 191: 125 red, 196 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7DC4BF?

The complementary color is #C47D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7DC4BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7DC4BF color

#7DC4BF rgb(125, 196, 191)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7DC4BF is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 76.9% green and 74.9% blue (125, 196, 191).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 38% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#7DC4BF color codes

HEX	`#7DC4BF`
RGB	`rgb(125, 196, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 76.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 38%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 36%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 3%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.57, -23.35, -4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.57, 23.79, 191.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.598, 47.599, 56.486)`
Decimal	`8242367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7DC4BF, 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 #7DC4BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7DC4BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	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 #7DC4BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7dc4bf; }
.text { color: #7dc4bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7dc4bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 196 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7dc4bf, #7da6c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #7DC4BF?: #7DC4BF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7DC4BF?: The RGB value is 125, 196, 191: 125 red, 196 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7DC4BF?: The complementary color is #C47D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7DC4BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.