What color is #7DA8B0?

#7DA8B0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7DA8B0?

The RGB value is 125, 168, 176: 125 red, 168 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7DA8B0?

The complementary color is #B0857D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7DA8B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7DA8B0 color

#7DA8B0 rgb(125, 168, 176)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7DA8B0 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 65.9% green and 69% blue (125, 168, 176).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 24% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#7DA8B0 color codes

HEX	`#7DA8B0`
RGB	`rgb(125, 168, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 65.9%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 24%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 29%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 5%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.13, -12.49, -8.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.13, 15.28, 215.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.294, 35.498, 46.322)`
Decimal	`8235184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7DA8B0, 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 #7DA8B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7DA8B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #7DA8B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7da8b0; }
.text { color: #7da8b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7da8b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 168 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7da8b0, #7d8fb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7DA8B0?: #7DA8B0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7DA8B0?: The RGB value is 125, 168, 176: 125 red, 168 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7DA8B0?: The complementary color is #B0857D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7DA8B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.