#7CBDAF

A light, moderate cyan closely aligning with Cadetblue.

About #7CBDAF

When working with digital screens, the color #7CBDAF is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Cadetblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 124, 189, and 175.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 34% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 167.1° hue, 33.0% saturation, and 61.4% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7CBDAF
RGB124, 189, 175
HSL167.1°, 33.0%, 61.4%
CMYK34%, 0%, 7%, 26%
HSV167.1°, 34.4%, 74.1%
LAB72.1, -23.9, 0.5
XYZ34.2, 43.8, 47.2
Decimal8175023

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.15:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.76:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.06:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.29:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

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

Similar Colors

Cadetblue
#5F9EA0