Palettes / Colors / #7FBCBB

#7FBCBB — Dusty Teal

#7FBCBB is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #7FBCBB 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.

#7FBCBB 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 #BC8081; it also sits naturally between #80BC9D and #809FBC. 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 50% · Green 74% · Blue 73%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7FBCBB

.text { color: #7FBCBB; }
.background { background-color: #7FBCBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7FBCBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(127, 188, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 31%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7FBCBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(127, 188, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7FBCBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(127, 188, 187, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC8081:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7FBCBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7FBCBB

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 #7FBCBB 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 #7FBCBB 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 #7FBCBB?

#7FBCBB is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 127, 188, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7FBCBB?

#7FBCBB is RGB 127, 188, 187 — HSL 179°, 31%, 62% — CMYK 32%, 0%, 1%, 26%.

What colors go with #7FBCBB?

Its complement is #BC8081; analogous partners are #80BC9D and #809FBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7FBCBB for text?

Black text on #7FBCBB has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.