What color is #7D9F9B?

#7D9F9B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D9F9B?

The RGB value is 125, 159, 155: 125 red, 159 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D9F9B?

The complementary color is #9F7D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D9F9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D9F9B color

#7D9F9B rgb(125, 159, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D9F9B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 62.4% green and 60.8% blue (125, 159, 155).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#7D9F9B color codes

HEX	`#7D9F9B`
RGB	`rgb(125, 159, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 62.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 21%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 3%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.95, -12.53, -1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.95, 12.66, 188.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.77, 31.522, 35.678)`
Decimal	`8232859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D9F9B, 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 #7D9F9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7D9F9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #7D9F9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d9f9b; }
.text { color: #7d9f9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d9f9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 159 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d9f9b, #7d929f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7D9F9B?: #7D9F9B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D9F9B?: The RGB value is 125, 159, 155: 125 red, 159 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D9F9B?: The complementary color is #9F7D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D9F9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.