#7BC7D2

Closest named color: Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9). oklch(78.4% 0.077 207.4), rgb(123, 199, 210).

Black text reads best on this color (10.94:1).

About this color

#7BC7D2 is a light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.077 and its hue 207°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9), ΔE 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.94:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	light (78%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.077)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9)
Black text	10.94:1
White text	1.91:1

Values

HEX	#7BC7D2
RGB	rgb(123, 199, 210)
HSL	hsl(188, 49%, 65%)
OKLCH	oklch(78.4% 0.077 207.4)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #7BC7D2	1.91:1	Fails	Lc -40.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #7BC7D2	10.94:1	AAA	Lc 67.3	Content text, not long reading
#7BC7D2 text on white	1.91:1	Fails	Lc 36.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#7BC7D2 text on black	10.94:1	AAA	Lc -65.9	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#EEF8F9

oklch(97.2% 0.011 204.1)
Step 100
100

#DAEEF1

oklch(93.5% 0.022 207.6)
Step 200
200

#B9E2E8

oklch(88.6% 0.043 207.3)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#7BC7D2

oklch(78.4% 0.077 207.4)
Step 400
400

#00B5C7

oklch(70.7% 0.121 207.4)
Step 500
500

#009BAB

oklch(63% 0.108 207.7)
Step 600
600

#008290

oklch(55.5% 0.095 208)
Step 700
700

#006E79

oklch(49.2% 0.084 206.9)
Step 800
800

#005A64

oklch(42.8% 0.073 207.9)
Step 900
900

#004B53

oklch(37.7% 0.065 207)
Step 950
950

#002D32

oklch(27.1% 0.046 206.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#7BC7D2 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#BBC1D3	0.075
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#ADB6D2	0.070
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#54CDCA	0.038
Achromatopsia (no color)	#BBBBBB	0.077