What color is #7D9B9E?

#7D9B9E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D9B9E?

The RGB value is 125, 155, 158: 125 red, 155 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D9B9E?

The complementary color is #9E807D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D9B9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D9B9E color

#7D9B9E rgb(125, 155, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D9B9E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 60.8% green and 62% blue (125, 155, 158).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#7D9B9E color codes

HEX	`#7D9B9E`
RGB	`rgb(125, 155, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 60.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 21%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 2%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.89, -9.7, -5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.89, 10.92, 207.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.349, 30.27, 36.796)`
Decimal	`8231838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D9B9E, 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 #7D9B9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7D9B9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	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 #7D9B9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d9b9e; }
.text { color: #7d9b9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d9b9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 155 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d9b9e, #7d8b9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7D9B9E?: #7D9B9E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D9B9E?: The RGB value is 125, 155, 158: 125 red, 155 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D9B9E?: The complementary color is #9E807D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D9B9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.