What color is #7D829B?

#7D829B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D829B?

The RGB value is 125, 130, 155: 125 red, 130 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D829B?

The complementary color is #9B967D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D829B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D829B color

#7D829B rgb(125, 130, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D829B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 51% green and 60.8% blue (125, 130, 155).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#7D829B color codes

HEX	`#7D829B`
RGB	`rgb(125, 130, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 51%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 19%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 16%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.75, 3.67, -13.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.75, 14.45, 284.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.355, 22.691, 34.206)`
Decimal	`8225435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D829B, 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 #7D829B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D829B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	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 #7D829B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d829b; }
.text { color: #7d829b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d829b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 130 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d829b, #877d9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D829B?: #7D829B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D829B?: The RGB value is 125, 130, 155: 125 red, 130 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D829B?: The complementary color is #9B967D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D829B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.