What color is #7DA5A0?

#7DA5A0 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7DA5A0?

The RGB value is 125, 165, 160: 125 red, 165 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7DA5A0?

The complementary color is #A57D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7DA5A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7DA5A0 color

#7DA5A0 rgb(125, 165, 160)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7DA5A0 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 64.7% green and 62.7% blue (125, 165, 160).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#7DA5A0 color codes

HEX	`#7DA5A0`
RGB	`rgb(125, 165, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 64.7%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 24%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 3%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.81, -14.61, -1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.81, 14.73, 187.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.256, 33.807, 38.288)`
Decimal	`8234400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7DA5A0, 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 #7DA5A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7DA5A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #7DA5A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7da5a0; }
.text { color: #7da5a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7da5a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 165 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7da5a0, #7d96a5); }

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Questions

What color is #7DA5A0?: #7DA5A0 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7DA5A0?: The RGB value is 125, 165, 160: 125 red, 165 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7DA5A0?: The complementary color is #A57D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7DA5A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.