Palettes / Colors / #7BCFE0

#7BCFE0 — Light Teal

#7BCFE0 is a teal color we call Light 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 #7BCFE0 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.

#7BCFE0 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 #E08C7B; it also sits naturally between #7BE0BE and #7B9DE0. 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 81% · Blue 88%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7BCFE0

.text { color: #7BCFE0; }
.background { background-color: #7BCFE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7BCFE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(123, 207, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 62%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7BCFE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(123, 207, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7BCFE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(123, 207, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7BCFE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7BCFE0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E08C7B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7BCFE0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7BCFE0

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 #7BCFE0 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 #7BCFE0 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

← #7BCFDF  ·  #7BCFE1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #7BCFE0?

#7BCFE0 is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 123, 207, 224). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7BCFE0?

#7BCFE0 is RGB 123, 207, 224 — HSL 190°, 62%, 68% — CMYK 45%, 8%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #7BCFE0?

Its complement is #E08C7B; analogous partners are #7BE0BE and #7B9DE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7BCFE0 for text?

Black text on #7BCFE0 has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.