What color is #7DD0CB?

#7DD0CB 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 #7DD0CB?

The RGB value is 125, 208, 203: 125 red, 208 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7DD0CB?

The complementary color is #D07D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7DD0CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7DD0CB color

#7DD0CB rgb(125, 208, 203)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7DD0CB is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 81.6% green and 79.6% blue (125, 208, 203).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 47% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#7DD0CB color codes

HEX	`#7DD0CB`
RGB	`rgb(125, 208, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 81.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 47%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 40%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.33, -26.41, -5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.33, 26.97, 191.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.789, 53.781, 64.667)`
Decimal	`8245451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7DD0CB, 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 #7DD0CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7DD0CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	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 #7DD0CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7dd0cb; }
.text { color: #7dd0cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7dd0cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 208 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7dd0cb, #7dacd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #7DD0CB?: #7DD0CB 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 #7DD0CB?: The RGB value is 125, 208, 203: 125 red, 208 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7DD0CB?: The complementary color is #D07D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7DD0CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.