Nearest named color: Medium Aquamarine
#7DC5BC
#7DC5BC
Nearest named
Medium Aquamarine
Family
Blue
Lightness
77.3%
Chroma
0.074
Hue angle
185.8°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
1.98:1 · Fail
Contrast on black
9.36:1 · AAA
Web-safe
#66CCCC
CSS oklch()
77% 0.07 186

#7DC5BC is a soft, cool cyan. It is too pale to lead as a primary accent and reproduces cleanly in print.

Palettes built on #7DC5BC

Not just a swatch — here's how #7DC5BC works with other colors. Named schemes with #7DC5BC 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 #7DC5BC 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 34/100
Cool
Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.
Softness 68/100
High
Soft and easy on the eye — gentle backdrops, calm surfaces.
Depth 22/100
Low
Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.
Naturalness 23/100
Low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 40/100
Moderate
A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.
Luxury 29/100
Low
Understated — leans refined without going austere.
Brand distinctiveness 28/100
Low
Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.
UI accent fit 30/100
Low
Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.
Surface fit 56/100
Moderate
Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.
Print safety 83/100
Very high
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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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 9.4:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #E7F1F0 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #7DB5C5 — 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 #7DC5BC at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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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: #7DC5BC;
  --color-base-rgb: 125 197 188;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(77.3% 0.074 185.8);
  --color-50: #F4FBFA;
  --color-100: #E2F3F1;
  --color-200: #C7E6E2;
  --color-300: #9FD0CA;
  --color-400: #7AB8B1;
  --color-500: #599C94;
  --color-600: #497973;
  --color-700: #385753;
  --color-800: #273A37;
  --color-900: #192423;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}