What color is #7D95AC?

#7D95AC is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D95AC?

The RGB value is 125, 149, 172: 125 red, 149 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D95AC?

The complementary color is #AC947D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D95AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D95AC color

#7D95AC rgb(125, 149, 172)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D95AC is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 58.4% green and 67.5% blue (125, 149, 172).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 22% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#7D95AC color codes

HEX	`#7D95AC`
RGB	`rgb(125, 149, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 58.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 13%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.63, -3.06, -14.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.63, 15.13, 258.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.649, 28.832, 43.183)`
Decimal	`8230316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D95AC, 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 #7D95AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D95AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #7D95AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d95ac; }
.text { color: #7d95ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d95ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 149 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d95ac, #7d7eac); }

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Questions

What color is #7D95AC?: #7D95AC is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D95AC?: The RGB value is 125, 149, 172: 125 red, 149 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D95AC?: The complementary color is #AC947D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D95AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.