#7C9992

A medium, muted cyan closely aligning with Cadetblue.

About #7C9992

At its core, #7C9992 is a medium and muted hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Cadetblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(124, 153, 146).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 19% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 165.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7C9992
RGB124, 153, 146
HSL165.5°, 12.4%, 54.3%
CMYK19%, 0%, 5%, 40%
HSV165.5°, 19.0%, 60.0%
LAB60.9, -11.6, 0.3
XYZ24.9, 29.1, 31.5
Decimal8165778

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.08:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.83:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.94:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.81:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C9992; }
.text-color { color: #7C9992; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C9992; }

Similar Colors

Cadetblue
#5F9EA0