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#7fe2da

a light, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: Turquoise

RGB
127, 226, 218
HSL
175°, 63%, 69%
CMYK
44, 0, 4, 11
Luminance
0.6397

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #7fe2da is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#7fe2da
Hue
175°
cyan
Saturation
63%
vivid
Lightness
69%
light
Brightness
89%
HSV value
Perceived
79%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6397
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
86/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
13.79:1
Closest name
Turquoise
ΔE2000 5.4
Where it sits
Hue175° of 360°
Saturation63%
Lightness69%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool86% 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#7fe2da
RGBrgb(127, 226, 218)
HSLhsl(175, 63%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 4%, 11%)
LABlab(84.0 -31.0 -5.2)
LCHlch(84.0 31.4 189.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.850 0.094 188.8)
Decimal8381146
Display P3color(display-p3 0.498 0.886 0.855)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #7fe2da;
background-color: #7fe2da;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#7fe2da] bg-[#7fe2da]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #7fe2da;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.498, green: 0.886, blue: 0.855)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#7fe2da")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF7FE2DA)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(218, 226, 127)

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 #7fe2da · 13.79:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.52:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.79:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #7fe2da as text scores 1.52:1 on white and 13.79:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#7fe2da on white: 1.52:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#7fe2da on black: 13.79:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D8D9DA
deuteranopia · #C7CCDB
tritanopia · #51E6DF

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #7fe2da 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.

#F4FBFB
#E8F7F6
#CBF0ED
#A4EAE5
#7fe2da
#48D6CA
#2DC8BB
#26A69C
#1E857D
#1A615B
#103C39
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F4FBFBDarkest = 950 · #103C39
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FBFB;
  --brand-100: #E8F7F6;
  --brand-200: #CBF0ED;
  --brand-300: #A4EAE5;
  --brand-400: #7fe2da;
  --brand-500: #48D6CA;
  --brand-600: #2DC8BB;
  --brand-700: #26A69C;
  --brand-800: #1E857D;
  --brand-900: #1A615B;
  --brand-950: #103C39;
  --brand: #7fe2da;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #7fe2da

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#C0EDE9
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B94
Captions on the surface
Accent#AA224F
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#186862
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EAFAF9
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142423
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 #7fe2da

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
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • 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
  • White 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#E27F87
Analogous left#7FE2A9
Analogous right#7FB8E2
Split-complement 1#E27FB8
Split-complement 2#E2A97F
Triadic 1#DA7FE2
Triadic 2#E2DA7F
Tetradic#A97FE2

RGB percentages

Red49.8%
Green88.6%
Blue85.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan43.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow3.5%
Key (black)11.4%

Color previews

#7fe2da text on a black background

contrast 13.79:1

Card sample

#7fe2da text on a white background

contrast 1.52:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #7fe2da;
Background color
Panel with #7fe2da background
background-color: #7fe2da;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #7fe2da;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(127, 226, 218, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(127, 226, 218, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #7fe2da;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7fe2da, #7FA8E2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #7fe2da

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.

#7fe2da 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
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

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

#7fe2da, answered

What color is #7fe2da?

#7fe2da is a light vivid cyan, closest to Turquoise (ΔE2000 5.4). It sits at 175° on the hue wheel with 63% saturation and 69% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #7fe2da?

rgb(127, 226, 218) — 127 red, 226 green and 218 blue out of 255, or 49.8% / 88.6% / 85.5% by channel.

Is #7fe2da a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6397 and perceived brightness is 79%, so black text on it reaches 13.79:1.

Should I use black or white text on #7fe2da?

Black. It scores 13.79:1 against #7fe2da, versus 1.52:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #7fe2da?

#E27F87 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E27FB8 and #E2A97F, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #7fe2da?

For interface work: #F4FAFA as the surface, #C0EDE9 for borders, #4B9B94 for secondary text, #AA224F as an accent and #186862 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #7FE2A9 and #7FB8E2 stays calm, while #E27F87 is the loudest partner.

What is #7fe2da in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(44%, 0%, 4%, 11%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #7fe2da warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 86 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #7FE2B6; nudged cooler, #7DC6E4.

Work with #7fe2da in the Color Lab