What color is #7D919A?

#7D919A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D919A?

The RGB value is 125, 145, 154: 125 red, 145 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D919A?

The complementary color is #9A867D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D919A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D919A color

#7D919A rgb(125, 145, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D919A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 56.9% green and 60.4% blue (125, 145, 154).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#7D919A color codes

HEX	`#7D919A`
RGB	`rgb(125, 145, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 56.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 6%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.92, -5.1, -7.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.92, 8.78, 234.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.414, 26.943, 34.48)`
Decimal	`8229274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D919A, 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 #7D919A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D919A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #7D919A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d919a; }
.text { color: #7d919a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d919a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 145 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d919a, #7d829a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D919A?: #7D919A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D919A?: The RGB value is 125, 145, 154: 125 red, 145 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D919A?: The complementary color is #9A867D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D919A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.