Palettes / Colors / #7AFAEB
#7AFAEB — Light Vivid Teal
#7AFAEB is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #7AFAEB when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#7AFAEB is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #FA7A89; it also sits naturally between #7AFAAB and #7AC9FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #7AFAEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 122, 250, 235 |
| HSL | 173°, 93%, 73% |
| HSV | 173°, 51%, 98% |
| CMYK | 51%, 0%, 6%, 2% |
| XYZ | 57.21, 78.51, 90.74 |
| Yxy | 78.51, 0.2526, 0.3467 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.01, -39.10, -3.71 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.60, -35.63, -3.65 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 48% · Green 98% · Blue 92%
Cyan 51% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #7AFAEB
.text { color: #7AFAEB; }
.background { background-color: #7AFAEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7AFAEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(122, 250, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 93%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7AFAEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(122, 250, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7AFAEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(122, 250, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#7AFAEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7AFAEB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FA7A89:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.70:1 AAA |
Best text color on #7AFAEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7AFAEB
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #7AFAEB: ·
How #7AFAEB looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #7AFAEB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #7AFAEB?
#7AFAEB is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 122, 250, 235). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.
What is the RGB and HSL of #7AFAEB?
#7AFAEB is RGB 122, 250, 235 — HSL 173°, 93%, 73% — CMYK 51%, 0%, 6%, 2%.
What colors go with #7AFAEB?
Its complement is #FA7A89; analogous partners are #7AFAAB and #7AC9FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #7AFAEB for text?
Black text on #7AFAEB has a contrast ratio of 16.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.