Nearest named color: Medium Aquamarine
#7DBFBA
#7DBFBA
Nearest named
Medium Aquamarine
Family
Blue
Lightness
75.9%
Chroma
0.068
Hue angle
189.8°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
2.09:1 · Fail
Contrast on black
8.88:1 · AAA
Web-safe
#66CCCC
CSS oklch()
76% 0.07 190

#7DBFBA is a soft, cool cyan. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered. It reproduces cleanly in print.

Palettes built on #7DBFBA

Not just a swatch — here's how #7DBFBA works with other colors. Named schemes with #7DBFBA in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Medium Aquamarine keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Medium Aquamarine sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Medium Aquamarine opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Medium Aquamarine is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Medium Aquamarine carrying the quiet middle.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Medium Aquamarine is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Medium Aquamarine.

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Color Lab

How #7DBFBA actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 35/100
Cool
Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.
Softness 67/100
High
Soft and easy on the eye — gentle backdrops, calm surfaces.
Depth 23/100
Low
Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.
Naturalness 17/100
Very low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 39/100
Low
A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.
Luxury 30/100
Low
Understated — leans refined without going austere.
Brand distinctiveness 26/100
Low
Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.
UI accent fit 33/100
Low
Workable accent with care around contrast.
Surface fit 57/100
Moderate
Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.
Print safety 84/100
Very high
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #7DBFBA

For UI
For branding
For interior
For fashion

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA
Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid
Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid
Background Pair with #141310 text at 8.9:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #E7F0F0 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #7DAFBF — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #7DBFBA at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

Website / UI
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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #7DBFBA;
  --color-base-rgb: 125 191 186;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(75.9% 0.068 189.8);
  --color-50: #F4FAFA;
  --color-100: #E3F2F1;
  --color-200: #C8E4E2;
  --color-300: #A2CECA;
  --color-400: #7DB5B0;
  --color-500: #5C9893;
  --color-600: #4C7673;
  --color-700: #3A5553;
  --color-800: #283937;
  --color-900: #1A2322;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}