Palettes / Colors / #7DBABA

#7DBABA — Dusty Teal

#7DBABA is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #7DBABA 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.

#7DBABA 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 #BA7D7D; it also sits naturally between #7DBA9C and #7D9CBA. 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 73% · Blue 73%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #7DBABA

.text { color: #7DBABA; }
.background { background-color: #7DBABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7DBABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(125, 186, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 31%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7DBABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(125, 186, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7DBABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(125, 186, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BA7D7D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7DBABA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7DBABA

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 #7DBABA 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 #7DBABA 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

← #7DBAB9  ·  #7DBABB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #7DBABA?

#7DBABA is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 125, 186, 186). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7DBABA?

#7DBABA is RGB 125, 186, 186 — HSL 180°, 31%, 61% — CMYK 33%, 0%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #7DBABA?

Its complement is #BA7D7D; analogous partners are #7DBA9C and #7D9CBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7DBABA for text?

Black text on #7DBABA has a contrast ratio of 9.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.19:1.