#7CA8A8

A medium, muted cyan closely aligning with Cadetblue.

About #7CA8A8

When working with digital screens, the color #7CA8A8 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Cadetblue. Its digital footprint relies on 124 parts red, 168 parts green, and 168 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow, and 34% black. The HSL representation is 180.0° hue, 20.2% saturation, and 57.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7CA8A8
RGB124, 168, 168
HSL180.0°, 20.2%, 57.3%
CMYK26%, 0%, 0%, 34%
HSV180.0°, 26.2%, 65.9%
LAB65.8, -14.7, -4.8
XYZ29.4, 35.1, 42.3
Decimal8169640

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.62:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.02:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.50:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.82:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7CA8A8; }
.text-color { color: #7CA8A8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #7CA8A8; }

Similar Colors

Cadetblue
#5F9EA0