Palettes / Colors / #7CD5CE

#7CD5CE — Light Muted Teal

#7CD5CE is a teal color we call Light 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 #7CD5CE 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.

#7CD5CE 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 #D57C83; it also sits naturally between #7CD5A1 and #7CB0D5. 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 84% · Blue 81%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7CD5CE

.text { color: #7CD5CE; }
.background { background-color: #7CD5CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7CD5CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(124, 213, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 51%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7CD5CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(124, 213, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7CD5CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(124, 213, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7CD5CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7CD5CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D57C83:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7CD5CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7CD5CE

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 #7CD5CE 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 #7CD5CE 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 #7CD5CE?

#7CD5CE is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 124, 213, 206). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7CD5CE?

#7CD5CE is RGB 124, 213, 206 — HSL 175°, 51%, 66% — CMYK 42%, 0%, 3%, 16%.

What colors go with #7CD5CE?

Its complement is #D57C83; analogous partners are #7CD5A1 and #7CB0D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7CD5CE for text?

Black text on #7CD5CE has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.