What color is #7D9896?

#7D9896 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D9896?

The RGB value is 125, 152, 150: 125 red, 152 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D9896?

The complementary color is #987D7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D9896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D9896 color

#7D9896 rgb(125, 152, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D9896 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 59.6% green and 58.8% blue (125, 152, 150).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#7D9896 color codes

HEX	`#7D9896`
RGB	`rgb(125, 152, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 59.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.8, -9.86, -2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.8, 10.08, 192.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.189, 29.018, 33.122)`
Decimal	`8231062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D9896, 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 #7D9896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D9896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #7D9896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d9896; }
.text { color: #7d9896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d9896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 152 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d9896, #7d8d98); }

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Questions

What color is #7D9896?: #7D9896 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D9896?: The RGB value is 125, 152, 150: 125 red, 152 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D9896?: The complementary color is #987D7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D9896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.