Palettes / Colors / #7EAEB5

#7EAEB5 — Dusty Teal

#7EAEB5 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 #7EAEB5 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.

#7EAEB5 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 #B5857D; it also sits naturally between #7DB5A0 and #7D92B5. 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 68% · Blue 71%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7EAEB5

.text { color: #7EAEB5; }
.background { background-color: #7EAEB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7EAEB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(126, 174, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 27%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7EAEB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(126, 174, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7EAEB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(126, 174, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7EAEB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7EAEB5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B5857D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7EAEB5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7EAEB5

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 #7EAEB5 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 #7EAEB5 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 #7EAEB5?

#7EAEB5 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 126, 174, 181). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7EAEB5?

#7EAEB5 is RGB 126, 174, 181 — HSL 188°, 27%, 60% — CMYK 30%, 4%, 0%, 29%.

What colors go with #7EAEB5?

Its complement is #B5857D; analogous partners are #7DB5A0 and #7D92B5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7EAEB5 for text?

Black text on #7EAEB5 has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.44:1.