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#07cfd3

a dark, electric cyan · cool · “Dark Turquoise”

RGB
7, 207, 211
HSL
181°, 94%, 43%
CMYK
97, 2, 0, 17
Luminance
0.4937

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #07cfd3 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#07cfd3
Hue
181°
cyan
Saturation
94%
electric
Lightness
43%
dark
Brightness
83%
HSV value
Perceived
68%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4937
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
88/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
10.87:1
Closest name
Dark Turquoise
ΔE2000 0.5
Where it sits
Hue181° of 360°
Saturation94%
Lightness43%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool88% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#07cfd3
RGBrgb(7, 207, 211)
HSLhsl(181, 94%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 2%, 0%, 17%)
LABlab(75.7 -39.7 -14.0)
LCHlch(75.7 42.1 199.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.775 0.131 197.3)
Decimal511955
Display P3color(display-p3 0.027 0.812 0.827)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #07cfd3;
background-color: #07cfd3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#07cfd3] bg-[#07cfd3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #07cfd3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.027, green: 0.812, blue: 0.827)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#07cfd3")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF07CFD3)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(211, 207, 7)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #07cfd3 · 10.87:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.93:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 10.87:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #07cfd3 as text scores 1.93:1 on white and 10.87:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#07cfd3 on white: 1.93:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#07cfd3 on black: 10.87:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #BFC5D4
deuteranopia · #A8B3D4
tritanopia · #00D7D0

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #07cfd3 is pinned to step 700; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F2FDFD
#E4FBFB
#C2F8FA
#92F9FB
#5CF6FA
#26F4F8
#08E8ED
#07cfd3
#059B9E
#087072
#054647
Base = 700Lightest = 50 · #F2FDFDDarkest = 950 · #054647
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FDFD;
  --brand-100: #E4FBFB;
  --brand-200: #C2F8FA;
  --brand-300: #92F9FB;
  --brand-400: #5CF6FA;
  --brand-500: #26F4F8;
  --brand-600: #08E8ED;
  --brand-700: #07cfd3;
  --brand-800: #059B9E;
  --brand-900: #087072;
  --brand-950: #054647;
  --brand: #07cfd3;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #07cfd3

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAFA
Tinted page background
Border#C0ECED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B999B
Captions on the surface
Accent#D70333
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#04797B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FEFE
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #07cfd3

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#D30B07
Analogous left#07D371
Analogous right#0769D3
Split-complement 1#D30769
Split-complement 2#D37107
Triadic 1#D307CF
Triadic 2#CFD307
Tetradic#7107D3

RGB percentages

Red2.7%
Green81.2%
Blue82.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan96.7%
Magenta1.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)17.3%

Color previews

#07cfd3 text on a black background

contrast 10.87:1

Card sample

#07cfd3 text on a white background

contrast 1.93:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #07cfd3;
Background color
Panel with #07cfd3 background
background-color: #07cfd3;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #07cfd3;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(7, 207, 211, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(7, 207, 211, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #07cfd3;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #07cfd3, #0747D3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #07cfd3

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#07cfd3 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#07cfd3, answered

What color is #07cfd3?

#07cfd3 is a dark electric cyan — the CSS keyword Dark Turquoise. It sits at 181° on the hue wheel with 94% saturation and 43% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #07cfd3?

rgb(7, 207, 211) — 7 red, 207 green and 211 blue out of 255, or 2.7% / 81.2% / 82.7% by channel.

Is #07cfd3 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4937 and perceived brightness is 68%, so black text on it reaches 10.87:1.

Should I use black or white text on #07cfd3?

Black. It scores 10.87:1 against #07cfd3, versus 1.93:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #07cfd3?

#D30B07 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #D30769 and #D37107, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #07cfd3?

For interface work: #F4FAFA as the surface, #C0ECED for borders, #4B999B for secondary text, #D70333 as an accent and #04797B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #07D371 and #0769D3 stays calm, while #D30B07 is the loudest partner.

What is #07cfd3 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(97%, 2%, 0%, 17%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #07cfd3 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 88 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #07D38C; nudged cooler, #059DD5.

Work with #07cfd3 in the Color Lab