Palettes / Colors / #7CAAAA

#7CAAAA — Dusty Teal

#7CAAAA is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #7CAAAA 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.

#7CAAAA 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 #AA7D7D; it also sits naturally between #7DAA94 and #7D94AA. 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 49% · Green 67% · Blue 67%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7CAAAA

.text { color: #7CAAAA; }
.background { background-color: #7CAAAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7CAAAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(124, 170, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 21%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7CAAAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(124, 170, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7CAAAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(124, 170, 170, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AA7D7D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7CAAAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7CAAAA

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 #7CAAAA 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 #7CAAAA 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

← #7CAAA9  ·  #7CAAAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #7CAAAA?

#7CAAAA is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 124, 170, 170). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7CAAAA?

#7CAAAA is RGB 124, 170, 170 — HSL 180°, 21%, 58% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #7CAAAA?

Its complement is #AA7D7D; analogous partners are #7DAA94 and #7D94AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7CAAAA for text?

Black text on #7CAAAA has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.56:1.