What color is #7FD4D0?

#7FD4D0 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 #7FD4D0?

The RGB value is 127, 212, 208: 127 red, 212 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FD4D0?

The complementary color is #D47F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FD4D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FD4D0 color

#7FD4D0 rgb(127, 212, 208)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7FD4D0 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 83.1% green and 81.6% blue (127, 212, 208).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 50% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Hidden Sea Glass (#6FD1C9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#7FD4D0 color codes

HEX	`#7FD4D0`
RGB	`rgb(127, 212, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 83.1%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 50%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 40%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 2%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.7, -26.66, -6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.7, 27.35, 192.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.677, 56.15, 68.199)`
Decimal	`8377552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FD4D0, 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 #7FD4D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FD4D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	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 #7FD4D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fd4d0; }
.text { color: #7fd4d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fd4d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 212 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fd4d0, #7faed4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #7FD4D0?: #7FD4D0 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 #7FD4D0?: The RGB value is 127, 212, 208: 127 red, 212 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FD4D0?: The complementary color is #D47F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FD4D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.