Palettes / Colors / #7CD2DF

#7CD2DF — Light Teal

#7CD2DF 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 #7CD2DF 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.

#7CD2DF 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 #DF897C; it also sits naturally between #7CDFBB and #7CA0DF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 49% · Green 82% · Blue 87%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7CD2DF

.text { color: #7CD2DF; }
.background { background-color: #7CD2DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7CD2DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(124, 210, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 61%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7CD2DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(124, 210, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7CD2DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(124, 210, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7CD2DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7CD2DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #7CD2DF

Tints of #7CD2DF

Tones of #7CD2DF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DF897C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7CD2DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7CD2DF

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 #7CD2DF 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 #7CD2DF 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

← #7CD2DE  ·  #7CD2E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #7CD2DF?

#7CD2DF is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 124, 210, 223). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7CD2DF?

#7CD2DF is RGB 124, 210, 223 — HSL 188°, 61%, 68% — CMYK 44%, 6%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #7CD2DF?

Its complement is #DF897C; analogous partners are #7CDFBB and #7CA0DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7CD2DF for text?

Black text on #7CD2DF has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.