Palettes / Colors / #7BD2EA

#7BD2EA — Light Teal

#7BD2EA 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 #7BD2EA 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.

#7BD2EA 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 #EA937B; it also sits naturally between #7BEACB and #7B9AEA. 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 82% · Blue 92%

Cyan 47% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7BD2EA

.text { color: #7BD2EA; }
.background { background-color: #7BD2EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7BD2EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(123, 210, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 73%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7BD2EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(123, 210, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7BD2EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(123, 210, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7BD2EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7BD2EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EA937B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7BD2EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7BD2EA

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 #7BD2EA 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 #7BD2EA 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #7BD2EA?

#7BD2EA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 123, 210, 234). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7BD2EA?

#7BD2EA is RGB 123, 210, 234 — HSL 193°, 73%, 70% — CMYK 47%, 10%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #7BD2EA?

Its complement is #EA937B; analogous partners are #7BEACB and #7B9AEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7BD2EA for text?

Black text on #7BD2EA has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.