Palettes / Colors / #7FE8EA
#7FE8EA — Light Teal
#7FE8EA 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 #7FE8EA 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.
#7FE8EA 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 #EA8280; it also sits naturally between #80EAB7 and #80B3EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #7FE8EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 127, 232, 234 |
| HSL | 181°, 72%, 71% |
| HSV | 181°, 46%, 92% |
| CMYK | 46%, 1%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 52.46, 68.17, 88.23 |
| Yxy | 68.17, 0.2512, 0.3264 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.09, -29.90, -10.45 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.56, -27.08, -10.45 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 50% · Green 91% · Blue 92%
Cyan 46% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #7FE8EA
.text { color: #7FE8EA; }
.background { background-color: #7FE8EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7FE8EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(127, 232, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 72%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7FE8EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(127, 232, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7FE8EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(127, 232, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#7FE8EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7FE8EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EA8280:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.63:1 AAA |
Best text color on #7FE8EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7FE8EA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #7FE8EA: ·
How #7FE8EA 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 #7FE8EA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #7FE8EA?
#7FE8EA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 127, 232, 234). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #7FE8EA?
#7FE8EA is RGB 127, 232, 234 — HSL 181°, 72%, 71% — CMYK 46%, 1%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #7FE8EA?
Its complement is #EA8280; analogous partners are #80EAB7 and #80B3EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #7FE8EA for text?
Black text on #7FE8EA has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.