What color is #7DACAC?

#7DACAC 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 #7DACAC?

The RGB value is 125, 172, 172: 125 red, 172 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7DACAC?

The complementary color is #AC7D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7DACAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7DACAC color

#7DACAC rgb(125, 172, 172)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7DACAC is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 67.5% green and 67.5% blue (125, 172, 172).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 22% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#7DACAC color codes

HEX	`#7DACAC`
RGB	`rgb(125, 172, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 67.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.16, -15.55, -5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.16, 16.36, 198.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.654, 36.842, 44.518)`
Decimal	`8236204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7DACAC, 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 #7DACAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7DACAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #7DACAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7dacac; }
.text { color: #7dacac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7dacac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 172 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7dacac, #7d95ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7DACAC?: #7DACAC 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 #7DACAC?: The RGB value is 125, 172, 172: 125 red, 172 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7DACAC?: The complementary color is #AC7D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7DACAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.