Palettes / Colors / #7EA09C

#7EA09C — Dusty Teal

#7EA09C 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 #7EA09C 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.

#7EA09C 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 #A07E82; it also sits naturally between #7EA08B and #7E93A0. 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 63% · Blue 61%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 37%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7EA09C

.text { color: #7EA09C; }
.background { background-color: #7EA09C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7EA09C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(126, 160, 156); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 15%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7EA09C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(126, 160, 156, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7EA09C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(126, 160, 156, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7EA09C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7EA09C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A07E82:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7EA09C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7EA09C

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 #7EA09C 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 #7EA09C 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 #7EA09C?

#7EA09C is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 126, 160, 156). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7EA09C?

#7EA09C is RGB 126, 160, 156 — HSL 173°, 15%, 56% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 2%, 37%.

What colors go with #7EA09C?

Its complement is #A07E82; analogous partners are #7EA08B and #7E93A0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7EA09C for text?

Black text on #7EA09C has a contrast ratio of 7.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.84:1.