#7BCAC7

Closest named color: Pale Teal (#82CBB2). oklch(78.7% 0.078 192.6), rgb(123, 202, 199).

Black text reads best on this color (11.11:1).

About this color

#7BCAC7 is a light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.078 and its hue 193°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pale Teal (#82CBB2), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.11:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	light (79%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.078)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Pale Teal (#82CBB2)
Black text	11.11:1
White text	1.88:1

Values

HEX	#7BCAC7
RGB	rgb(123, 202, 199)
HSL	hsl(178, 43%, 64%)
OKLCH	oklch(78.7% 0.078 192.6)

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 #7BCAC7	1.88:1	Fails	Lc -40.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #7BCAC7	11.11:1	AAA	Lc 68.1	Content text, not long reading
#7BCAC7 text on white	1.88:1	Fails	Lc 35.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#7BCAC7 text on black	11.11:1	AAA	Lc -66.7	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

#EEF8F7

oklch(97.1% 0.011 189.8)
Step 100
100

#DAEFEE

oklch(93.6% 0.022 193.3)
Step 200
200

#B9E3E1

oklch(88.6% 0.044 192.8)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#7BCAC7

oklch(78.7% 0.078 192.6)
Step 400
400

#00B8B5

oklch(70.8% 0.121 192.7)
Step 500
500

#009E9B

oklch(63.2% 0.108 192.4)
Step 600
600

#008582

oklch(55.7% 0.096 192)
Step 700
700

#006F6D

oklch(49% 0.084 192.6)
Step 800
800

#005B5A

oklch(42.6% 0.073 193.5)
Step 900
900

#004C4B

oklch(37.7% 0.064 193.2)
Step 950
950

#002D2C

oklch(26.9% 0.046 192.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#7BCAC7 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)	#C1C3C7	0.082
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B3B8C8	0.077
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#5ACEC9	0.027
Achromatopsia (no color)	#BCBCBC	0.079