Recognised as Colour
#7DC5BD
- #7DC5BD
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium turquoise
#7DC5BD is a cyan with RGB values 125, 197, 189 and HSL 173°, 38%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.
Colour values
#7DC5BD#7DC5BD
HEX#7DC5BD
RGBrgb(125, 197, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.7725, 0.7412
RGB percentages49%, 77.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(173.3, 38.3%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.3, 36.5%, 77.3%)
CMYK36.5%, 0%, 4.1%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,242,621
CSS custom property--colour: #7DC5BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.59:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#823A42
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C57D85
Analogous#7DC599, #7DA9C5
Triadic#BD7DC5, #C5BD7D
Split complementary#C57DA9, #C5997D
Tetradic#997DC5, #C57D85, #A9C57D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R125
G197
B189
Red125 (49%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue173.33°
Saturation (HSL)38.3%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 7D · G C5 · B BD
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