#7CAFAF

A medium, muted cyan closely aligning with Cadetblue.

About #7CAFAF

When working with digital screens, the color #7CAFAF is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Cadetblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 124 red, 175 green, and 175 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 29% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7CAFAF
RGB124, 175, 175
HSL180.0°, 24.2%, 58.6%
CMYK29%, 0%, 0%, 31%
HSV180.0°, 29.1%, 68.6%
LAB68.1, -16.7, -5.4
XYZ31.4, 38.0, 46.2
Decimal8171439

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.44:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.61:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.33:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.32:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

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

Similar Colors

Cadetblue
#5F9EA0