What color is #7FE5DE?

#7FE5DE is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hammam Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FE5DE?

The RGB value is 127, 229, 222: 127 red, 229 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FE5DE?

The complementary color is #E57F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FE5DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FE5DE color

#7FE5DE rgb(127, 229, 222)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7FE5DE is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 89.8% green and 87.1% blue (127, 229, 222).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 66% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Hammam Blue (#65DCD6), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.16:1).

#7FE5DE color codes

HEX	`#7FE5DE`
RGB	`rgb(127, 229, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 89.8%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 66%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 45%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 3%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.9, -31.44, -5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.9, 31.98, 190.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.951, 65.821, 79.165)`
Decimal	`8381918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FE5DE, 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 #7FE5DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FE5DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.16:1	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 #7FE5DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fe5de; }
.text { color: #7fe5de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fe5de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 229 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fe5de, #7fb9e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #7FE5DE?: #7FE5DE is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hammam Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FE5DE?: The RGB value is 127, 229, 222: 127 red, 229 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FE5DE?: The complementary color is #E57F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FE5DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.