What color is #7D938C?

#7D938C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D938C?

The RGB value is 125, 147, 140: 125 red, 147 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D938C?

The complementary color is #937D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D938C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D938C color

#7D938C rgb(125, 147, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D938C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 57.6% green and 54.9% blue (125, 147, 140).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#7D938C color codes

HEX	`#7D938C`
RGB	`rgb(125, 147, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 57.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 15%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.09, -9.28, 1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.09, 9.34, 173.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.624, 27.12, 28.796)`
Decimal	`8229772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D938C, 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 #7D938C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D938C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #7D938C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d938c; }
.text { color: #7d938c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d938c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 147 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d938c, #7d8f93); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D938C?: #7D938C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D938C?: The RGB value is 125, 147, 140: 125 red, 147 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D938C?: The complementary color is #937D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D938C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.