What color is #7D9FAA?

#7D9FAA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D9FAA?

The RGB value is 125, 159, 170: 125 red, 159 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D9FAA?

The complementary color is #AA887D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D9FAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D9FAA color

#7D9FAA rgb(125, 159, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7D9FAA is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 62.4% green and 66.7% blue (125, 159, 170).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#7D9FAA color codes

HEX	`#7D9FAA`
RGB	`rgb(125, 159, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 62.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 6%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.39, -9.08, -9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.39, 13.17, 226.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.109, 32.057, 42.729)`
Decimal	`8232874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D9FAA, 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 #7D9FAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7D9FAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #7D9FAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d9faa; }
.text { color: #7d9faa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d9faa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 159 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d9faa, #7d89aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7D9FAA?: #7D9FAA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D9FAA?: The RGB value is 125, 159, 170: 125 red, 159 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D9FAA?: The complementary color is #AA887D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D9FAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.