What color is #7DA9A9?

#7DA9A9 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7DA9A9?

The RGB value is 125, 169, 169: 125 red, 169 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7DA9A9?

The complementary color is #A97D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7DA9A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7DA9A9 color

#7DA9A9 rgb(125, 169, 169)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7DA9A9 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 66.3% green and 66.3% blue (125, 169, 169).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#7DA9A9 color codes

HEX	`#7DA9A9`
RGB	`rgb(125, 169, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 66.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 26%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.21, -14.67, -4.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.21, 15.44, 198.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.805, 35.599, 42.829)`
Decimal	`8235433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7DA9A9, 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 #7DA9A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7DA9A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #7DA9A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7da9a9; }
.text { color: #7da9a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7da9a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 169 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7da9a9, #7d93a9); }

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Questions

What color is #7DA9A9?: #7DA9A9 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7DA9A9?: The RGB value is 125, 169, 169: 125 red, 169 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7DA9A9?: The complementary color is #A97D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7DA9A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.