Palettes / Colors / #7EDDCA

#7EDDCA — Light Teal

#7EDDCA is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #7EDDCA 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.

#7EDDCA 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 #DD7E91; it also sits naturally between #7EDD9A and #7EC0DD. 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 87% · Blue 79%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7EDDCA

.text { color: #7EDDCA; }
.background { background-color: #7EDDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7EDDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(126, 221, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 58%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7EDDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(126, 221, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7EDDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(126, 221, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DD7E91:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7EDDCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7EDDCA

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 #7EDDCA 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 #7EDDCA 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

← #7EDDC9  ·  #7EDDCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #7EDDCA?

#7EDDCA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 126, 221, 202). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7EDDCA?

#7EDDCA is RGB 126, 221, 202 — HSL 168°, 58%, 68% — CMYK 43%, 0%, 9%, 13%.

What colors go with #7EDDCA?

Its complement is #DD7E91; analogous partners are #7EDD9A and #7EC0DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7EDDCA for text?

Black text on #7EDDCA has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.