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#7DABA0

Eucalyptus · light cool teal

About #7DABA0

With the hex code #7DABA0, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 49% red, 67% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 14.6 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AB7D88, a old rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red125
Green171
Blue160

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 14.6
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 17.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 18.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #7DABA0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #7DABA0.
2.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #7DABA0.
8.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #7DABA0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#7DABA0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7A5A0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9F9FA1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#70ACA8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #7DABA0?

With the hex code #7DABA0, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 49% red, 67% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #7DABA0?

Use black text. Black on #7DABA0 has a contrast ratio of 8.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #7DABA0?

Its complementary colour is #AB7D88, and analogous partners are #7DAB89 and #7D9FAB.