What color is #7DABD8?

#7DABD8 is a light, moderate azure known as High Seas. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of High Seas?

The RGB value is 125, 171, 216: 125 red, 171 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of High Seas?

The complementary color is #D8AA7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7DABD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

High Seas color: hex code #7DABD8

#7DABD8 rgb(125, 171, 216)

Shades of blue

High Seas has the hex code #7DABD8. It is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 67.1% green and 84.7% blue (125, 171, 216).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 54% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

High Seas (#7DABD8) color codes

HEX	`#7DABD8`
RGB	`rgb(125, 171, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 67.1%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 54%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 42%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 21%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.34, -3.78, -27.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.34, 27.86, 262.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.411, 38.441, 70.506)`
Decimal	`8235992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with High Seas, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7DABD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7DABD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7DABD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7dabd8; }
.text { color: #7dabd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7dabd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 171 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7dabd8, #7d7dd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

See #7DABD8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7DABD8?: #7DABD8 is a light, moderate azure known as High Seas. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of High Seas?: The RGB value is 125, 171, 216: 125 red, 171 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of High Seas?: The complementary color is #D8AA7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7DABD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.