#7CB3AD#7CB3AD
#7CB3AD is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.058 H 187.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7CB3AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(124, 179, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 27%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 31%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.7%, 0%, 3.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.14, -19.25, -2.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.14, 19.44, 187.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.68% -0.0578 -0.0075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.68% 0.058 187.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9726, 39.5407, 45.4745) |
| Luminance | 0.3954 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.94
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.38
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.06
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.78
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 9.08
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 9.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7CB3AD #B37C82
analogous
#7CB392 #7CB3AD #7C9EB3
triadic
#7CB3AD #AD7CB3 #B3AD7C
tetradic
#7CB3AD #927CB3 #B37C82 #9EB37C
square
#7CB3AD #927CB3 #B37C82 #9EB37C
split-complementary
#7CB3AD #B37C9E #B3927C
monochromatic
#42726D #599992 #7CB3AD #A3C9C5 #C9E0DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#7CB3AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.91
#7CB3AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #7CB3AD
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7CB3AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7CB3AD | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.91 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADADAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A6AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6AB6B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7cb3ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(124, 179, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.058 187.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a4cac5',
500: '#7cb3ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7cb3ad; $custom-light: #a4cac5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7cb3ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 124,
"g": 179,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.455,
"s": 26.57,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7268,
"c": 0.05825,
"h": 187.4
},
"luminance": 0.39542
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7CB3AD
secondary
#D0BBBD
accent
#656FC3
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F4F8F8
border
#CED1D1
text
#0F1312
muted
#7F8281