What color is #7D8499?

#7D8499 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D8499?

The RGB value is 125, 132, 153: 125 red, 132 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D8499?

The complementary color is #99927D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D8499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D8499 color

#7D8499 rgb(125, 132, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D8499 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 51.8% green and 60% blue (125, 132, 153).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#7D8499 color codes

HEX	`#7D8499`
RGB	`rgb(125, 132, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 51.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 14%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.24, 2.04, -12.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.24, 12.25, 279.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.457, 23.162, 33.418)`
Decimal	`8225945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D8499, 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 #7D8499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D8499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #7D8499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d8499; }
.text { color: #7d8499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d8499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 132 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d8499, #847d99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D8499?: #7D8499 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D8499?: The RGB value is 125, 132, 153: 125 red, 132 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D8499?: The complementary color is #99927D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D8499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.