Palettes / Colors / #7EDDE2

#7EDDE2 — Light Teal

#7EDDE2 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 #7EDDE2 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.

#7EDDE2 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 #E2837E; it also sits naturally between #7EE2B5 and #7EABE2. 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 89%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7EDDE2

.text { color: #7EDDE2; }
.background { background-color: #7EDDE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7EDDE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(126, 221, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 63%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7EDDE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(126, 221, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7EDDE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(126, 221, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7EDDE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7EDDE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #7EDDE2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2837E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7EDDE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7EDDE2

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 #7EDDE2 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 #7EDDE2 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

← #7EDDE1  ·  #7EDDE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #7EDDE2?

#7EDDE2 is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 126, 221, 226). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7EDDE2?

#7EDDE2 is RGB 126, 221, 226 — HSL 183°, 63%, 69% — CMYK 44%, 2%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #7EDDE2?

Its complement is #E2837E; analogous partners are #7EE2B5 and #7EABE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7EDDE2 for text?

Black text on #7EDDE2 has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.