#7BCDD8

Accessibility

AAA

11.57:1

Vs white / black

1.82:1 · 11.57:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#7bcdd8

RGB

rgb(123, 205, 216)

RGBA

rgba(123, 205, 216, 1)

HSL

hsl(187, 54%, 66%)

HSLA

hsla(187, 54%, 66%, 1)

HSV

hsv(187, 43%, 85%)

LAB

lab(77.77% -22.18 -13.3)

LCH

lch(77.77% 25.86 210.95)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7999 -0.0729 -0.0366)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7999 0.0816 206.66)

XYZ

xyz(42.39, 52.83, 72.92)

CMYK

cmyk(43%, 5%, 0%, 15%)

CSS

color: #7bcdd8;

CSS variable

--color-7bcdd8: #7bcdd8;

SCSS

$color-7bcdd8: #7bcdd8;

JavaScript

const color = "#7bcdd8";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#7bcdd8";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#7bcdd8" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#7bcdd8", "rgb": { "r": 123, "g": 205, "b": 216 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7999 0.0816 206.66)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#7bcdd8-1: #7bcdd8;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

cyan-400

Very different · ΔE 6.43 · #22D3EE

Nearest CSS named color

LightSkyBlue

Very different · ΔE 7.28 · #87CEEB

Nearest Material color

cyan-200

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.06 · #80DEEA

Nearest Bootstrap color

info

Very different · ΔE 8.37 · #0DCAF0

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50cfffff 100bef3fa 200a3e1e9 30084cbd5 4005eb0bb 50041949f 600347c85 70026636b 800184c52 9000c353a 950002024

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f4fbfc e9f7f9 def3f5 d3eef2 c8eaef bde6ec b2e2e8 a7dee5 9cdae2 91d5df 86d1db 7bcdd8 71bcc6 67abb4 5c9aa2 528990 48787e 3e676c 33555a 294448 1f3336 142224 0a1112

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f4fbfc e9f7f9 def3f5 d3eef2 c8eaef bde6ec b2e2e8 a7dee5 9cdae2 91d5df 86d1db

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

71bcc6 67abb4 5c9aa2 528990 48787e 3e676c 33555a 294448 1f3336 142224 0a1112

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

7bc7d1 7cc0c9 7cbac2 7db3bb 7dadb3 7ea7ac 7ea0a5 7e9a9d 7f9396 7f8d8f 808687

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#7BCDD8Stop 1 #D78479Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#79D7B3Stop 1 #7BCDD8Stop 2 #799DD7Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#7BCDD8Stop 1 #D779CCStop 2 #CCD779Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#7BCDD8Stop 1 #D7799DStop 2 #D7B379Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#17484FStop 1 #297E89Stop 2 #3BB4C4Stop 3 #76CBD6Stop 4 #B0E1E8Stop 5

Using this color

Where #7bcdd8 works

#7BCDD8 (#7bcdd8) sits in the cyan family at about 187° hue, 54% saturation, and 66% lightness. Contrast is 1.82:1 on white and 11.57:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: cyan-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #7bcdd8 as small body text on white — 1.82:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Freshness, clarity, and innovation. Great for tech accents and clean digital products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Cyan range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #85CAD6#85CAD6 Spectrum #80D5DB#80D5DB Spectrum #7ED3E7#7ED3E7 Spectrum #62CADF#62CADF Spectrum #66CCD1#66CCD1 Spectrum #87C7C9#87C7C9 Material Cyan 200#80DEEA Material Cyan 300#4DD0E1 Spectrum #5ED8E4#5ED8E4 Spectrum #68BDCA#68BDCA Spectrum #7FE0EB#7FE0EB Spectrum #83CECB#83CECB