What color is #7D9893?

#7D9893 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 #7D9893?

The RGB value is 125, 152, 147: 125 red, 152 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D9893?

The complementary color is #987D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D9893?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D9893 color

#7D9893 rgb(125, 152, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D9893 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 59.6% green and 57.6% blue (125, 152, 147).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#7D9893 color codes

HEX	`#7D9893`
RGB	`rgb(125, 152, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 59.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.71, -10.51, -0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.71, 10.52, 182.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.951, 28.922, 31.866)`
Decimal	`8231059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D9893, 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 #7D9893	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D9893 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #7D9893 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d9893; }
.text { color: #7d9893; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d9893; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 152 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d9893, #7d8f98); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D9893?: #7D9893 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 #7D9893?: The RGB value is 125, 152, 147: 125 red, 152 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D9893?: The complementary color is #987D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D9893?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.