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#7cc0af

a balanced, soft cyan · cool · closest name: Medium Aqua Marine

RGB
124, 192, 175
HSL
165°, 35%, 62%
CMYK
35, 0, 9, 25
Luminance
0.4508

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #7cc0af is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#7cc0af
Hue
165°
cyan
Saturation
35%
soft
Lightness
62%
balanced
Brightness
75%
HSV value
Perceived
68%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4508
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
81/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
10.02:1
Closest name
Medium Aqua Marine
ΔE2000 6.7
Where it sits
Hue165° of 360°
Saturation35%
Lightness62%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool81% 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#7cc0af
RGBrgb(124, 192, 175)
HSLhsl(165, 35%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 9%, 25%)
LABlab(72.9 -25.3 1.8)
LCHlch(72.9 25.4 176.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.757 0.073 176.7)
Decimal8175791
Display P3color(display-p3 0.486 0.753 0.686)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #7cc0af;
background-color: #7cc0af;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#7cc0af] bg-[#7cc0af]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #7cc0af;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.486, green: 0.753, blue: 0.686)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#7cc0af")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF7CC0AF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(175, 192, 124)

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 #7cc0af · 10.02:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.10:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 10.02:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #7cc0af as text scores 2.10:1 on white and 10.02:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#7cc0af on white: 2.10:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#7cc0af on black: 10.02:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #BBB8AE
deuteranopia · #AFAFB0
tritanopia · #67C2BB

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #7cc0af is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F5F9F8
#ECF4F2
#D4E8E3
#B3DBD1
#7cc0af
#67B6A2
#4FA590
#428A78
#356E60
#295147
#1A332C
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F5F9F8Darkest = 950 · #1A332C
:root {
  --brand-50: #F5F9F8;
  --brand-100: #ECF4F2;
  --brand-200: #D4E8E3;
  --brand-300: #B3DBD1;
  --brand-400: #7cc0af;
  --brand-500: #67B6A2;
  --brand-600: #4FA590;
  --brand-700: #428A78;
  --brand-800: #356E60;
  --brand-900: #295147;
  --brand-950: #1A332C;
  --brand: #7cc0af;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #7cc0af

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#F5FAF9
Tinted page background
Border#C8E5DD
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B87
Captions on the surface
Accent#C4789E
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#29564B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EEF7F4
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142420
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 #7cc0af

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

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • 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#C07C8D
Analogous left#7CC08D
Analogous right#7CAFC0
Split-complement 1#C07CAF
Split-complement 2#C08D7C
Triadic 1#AF7CC0
Triadic 2#C0AF7C
Tetradic#8D7CC0

RGB percentages

Red48.6%
Green75.3%
Blue68.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan35.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow8.9%
Key (black)24.7%

Color previews

#7cc0af text on a black background

contrast 10.02:1

Card sample

#7cc0af text on a white background

contrast 2.10:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #7cc0af;
Background color
Panel with #7cc0af background
background-color: #7cc0af;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #7cc0af;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(124, 192, 175, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(124, 192, 175, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #7cc0af;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7cc0af, #7CA4C0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #7cc0af

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.

#7cc0af 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

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#7cc0af, answered

What color is #7cc0af?

#7cc0af is a balanced soft cyan, closest to Medium Aqua Marine (ΔE2000 6.7). It sits at 165° on the hue wheel with 35% saturation and 62% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #7cc0af?

rgb(124, 192, 175) — 124 red, 192 green and 175 blue out of 255, or 48.6% / 75.3% / 68.6% by channel.

Is #7cc0af a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4508 and perceived brightness is 68%, so black text on it reaches 10.02:1.

Should I use black or white text on #7cc0af?

Black. It scores 10.02:1 against #7cc0af, versus 2.10:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #7cc0af?

#C07C8D sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C07CAF and #C08D7C, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #7cc0af?

For interface work: #F5FAF9 as the surface, #C8E5DD for borders, #4B9B87 for secondary text, #C4789E as an accent and #29564B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #7CC08D and #7CAFC0 stays calm, while #C07C8D is the loudest partner.

What is #7cc0af in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(35%, 0%, 9%, 25%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #7cc0af warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 81 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #7CC096; nudged cooler, #7ABAC2.

Work with #7cc0af in the Color Lab