What color is #7D9DAA?

#7D9DAA is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D9DAA?

The RGB value is 125, 157, 170: 125 red, 157 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D9DAA?

The complementary color is #AA8A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D9DAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D9DAA color

#7D9DAA rgb(125, 157, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D9DAA is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 61.6% green and 66.7% blue (125, 157, 170).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#7D9DAA color codes

HEX	`#7D9DAA`
RGB	`rgb(125, 157, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 61.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 8%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.82, -7.98, -10.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.82, 13.11, 232.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.768, 31.375, 42.615)`
Decimal	`8232362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D9DAA, 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 #7D9DAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7D9DAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #7D9DAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d9daa; }
.text { color: #7d9daa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d9daa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 157 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d9daa, #7d87aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #7D9DAA?: #7D9DAA is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D9DAA?: The RGB value is 125, 157, 170: 125 red, 157 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D9DAA?: The complementary color is #AA8A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D9DAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.