#7CCFDB

Closest named color: Sky Blue (#87CEEB). oklch(80.6% 0.083 207.5), rgb(124, 207, 219).

Black text reads best on this color (11.80:1).

About this color

#7CCFDB is a light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.083 and its hue 207°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Sky Blue (#87CEEB), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.80:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	light (81%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.083)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Sky Blue (#87CEEB)
Black text	11.80:1
White text	1.77:1

Values

HEX	#7CCFDB
RGB	rgb(124, 207, 219)
HSL	hsl(188, 57%, 67%)
OKLCH	oklch(80.6% 0.083 207.5)

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 #7CCFDB	1.77:1	Fails	Lc -36.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #7CCFDB	11.80:1	AAA	Lc 71.2	Content text, not long reading
#7CCFDB text on white	1.77:1	Fails	Lc 32.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#7CCFDB text on black	11.80:1	AAA	Lc -70.0	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

#EDF8F9

oklch(97.1% 0.012 203.5)
Step 100
100

#D9EFF2

oklch(93.7% 0.024 206.6)
Step 200
200

#B7E2E9

oklch(88.5% 0.046 208.5)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#7CCFDB

oklch(80.6% 0.083 207.5)
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

#7CCFDB 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)	#C2C9DC	0.080
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B3BDDB	0.074
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#4FD6D2	0.042
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C2C2C2	0.083