Palettes / Colors / #7DCADE

#7DCADE — Light Teal

#7DCADE 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 #7DCADE 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.

#7DCADE 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 #DE907C; it also sits naturally between #7CDEC1 and #7C9ADE. 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 79% · Blue 87%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7DCADE

.text { color: #7DCADE; }
.background { background-color: #7DCADE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7DCADE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(125, 202, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 60%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7DCADE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(125, 202, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7DCADE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(125, 202, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #7DCADE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DE907C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7DCADE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7DCADE

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 #7DCADE 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 #7DCADE 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

← #7DCADD  ·  #7DCADF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #7DCADE?

#7DCADE is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 125, 202, 222). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7DCADE?

#7DCADE is RGB 125, 202, 222 — HSL 192°, 60%, 68% — CMYK 44%, 9%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #7DCADE?

Its complement is #DE907C; analogous partners are #7CDEC1 and #7C9ADE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7DCADE for text?

Black text on #7DCADE has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.