Color

#7EA3A5

Muted cool teal. Nearest reference color: Tourmaline.

RGB

0–255

126

163

165

CMYK

0–100%

23.64%

1.21%

35.29%

RGB describes how #7EA3A5 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 126, green 163 and blue 165.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 23.64%, magenta 1.21%, yellow 0% and black 35.29%.

HSL values

H 183.08° S 17.81% L 57.06%

In the HSL color model, #7EA3A5 has a hue of 183.08°, 17.81% saturation and 57.06% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#7EA3A5 is a medium, cool teal with muted chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #7EA3A5 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #7EA3A5

RGB rgb(126, 163, 165)

HSL hsl(183.08 17.81% 57.06%)

OKLCH oklch(0.688863 0.040517 200.377)

CSS --color: #7EA3A5;

Tints of #7EA3A5

Tints are lighter variations of #7EA3A5. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#D0F7F9 #BBE2E4 #A6CCCE #92B7B9 #7EA3A5

Shades of #7EA3A5

Shades are darker variations of #7EA3A5. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#7EA3A5 #54787A #2D5052 #052A2C #000808

Tones of #7EA3A5

Tones reduce the chroma of #7EA3A5, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#7EA3A5 #85A1A3 #8BA0A1 #919E9F #979C9C

Tonal range of #7EA3A5

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #7EA3A5 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#D0F7F9 #BBE2E4 #A6CCCE #92B7B9 #7EA3A5 #54787A #2D5052 #052A2C #000808

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #D0F7F9;
    --color-200: #BBE2E4;
    --color-300: #A6CCCE;
    --color-400: #92B7B9;
    --color-500: #7EA3A5;
    --color-600: #54787A;
    --color-700: #2D5052;
    --color-800: #052A2C;
    --color-900: #000808;
}

Colors that go with #7EA3A5

Color harmonies for #7EA3A5 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#7EA3A5 #B39290

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#83A497 #7EA3A5 #82A0B0

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#7EA3A5 #A793AB #A8997F

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#7EA3A5 #B0919E #B09485

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#7EA3A5 #9A97B3 #B39290 #9C9E81

CSS gradients with #7EA3A5

These gradients show how #7EA3A5 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#7EA3A5 #9EB9BB #BED0D1 #DEE7E8 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #7EA3A5, #9EB9BB, #BED0D1, #DEE7E8, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#7EA3A5 #546E6F #2D3C3D #0B1112 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #7EA3A5, #546E6F, #2D3C3D, #0B1112, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#7EA3A5 #88A391 #9C9E81 #AD9781 #B39290

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #7EA3A5, #88A391, #9C9E81, #AD9781, #B39290);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #7EA3A5. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.74:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

7.67:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.3335 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #7EA3A5 as the background.

background-color: #7EA3A5;
color: #000000;

Using #7EA3A5 in design

See how #7EA3A5 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#7EA3A5 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #7EA3A5 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#BBE2E4

#7EA3A5

#052A2C

Colors similar to #7EA3A5

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #7EA3A5, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#96BCBE #668B8D #5EA9AE #979C9C #7FA3A1 #7EA2A9 #8BB0AD #72969D

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #7EA3A5 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #9EA0A5 Deuteranopia #969AA5 Tritanopia #71A6A3

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #7EA3A5 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 28.4909
Y: 33.3454
Z: 40.5252

CIELAB

L*: 64.4397
a*: -12.0971
b*: -5.1748

OKLab

L: 0.688863
a: -0.037981
b: -0.014108

OKLCH

L: 0.688863
C: 0.040517
H: 200.377°