#7CA9AC#7CA9AC
#7CA9AC is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.048 H 201.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7CA9AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(124, 169, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 22%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 28%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.9%, 1.7%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.24, -14.27, -6.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.24, 15.65, 204.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.36% -0.0451 -0.0175) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.36% 0.048 201.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9442, 35.6381, 44.3228) |
| Luminance | 0.3564 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.57
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.00
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.09
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 8.25
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 9.16
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7CA9AC #AC7F7C
analogous
#7CAC97 #7CA9AC #7C91AC
triadic
#7CA9AC #AC7CA9 #A9AC7C
tetradic
#7CA9AC #977CAC #AC7F7C #91AC7C
square
#7CA9AC #977CAC #AC7F7C #91AC7C
split-complementary
#7CA9AC #AC7C91 #AC977C
monochromatic
#43686A #5B8C90 #7CA9AC #A1C2C4 #C7DADB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#7CA9AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.13
#7CA9AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #7CA9AC
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7CA9AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7CA9AC | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.13 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A5AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9EAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6CACAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7ca9ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(124, 169, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.048 201.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a3c2c4',
500: '#7ca9ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7ca9ac; $custom-light: #a3c2c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7ca9ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 124,
"g": 169,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.75,
"s": 22.43,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70358,
"c": 0.04838,
"h": 201.3
},
"luminance": 0.3564
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7CA9AC
secondary
#CBBAB8
accent
#6E69BF
background
#FAFBFC
surface
#F4F7F8
border
#CED0D1
text
#0F1212
muted
#7F8181