Palettes / Colors / #7BCBCB

#7BCBCB — Muted Teal

#7BCBCB is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #7BCBCB 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.

#7BCBCB is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CB7C7C; it also sits naturally between #7CCBA3 and #7CA3CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 48% · Green 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #7BCBCB

.text { color: #7BCBCB; }
.background { background-color: #7BCBCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7BCBCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(123, 203, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 43%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7BCBCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(123, 203, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7BCBCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(123, 203, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7BCBCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7BCBCB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CB7C7C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7BCBCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7BCBCB

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:

How #7BCBCB 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 #7BCBCB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #7BCBCA  ·  #7BCBCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #7BCBCB?

#7BCBCB is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 123, 203, 203). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7BCBCB?

#7BCBCB is RGB 123, 203, 203 — HSL 180°, 43%, 64% — CMYK 39%, 0%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #7BCBCB?

Its complement is #CB7C7C; analogous partners are #7CCBA3 and #7CA3CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7BCBCB for text?

Black text on #7BCBCB has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.