What color is #7DAD9C?

#7DAD9C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7DAD9C?

The RGB value is 125, 173, 156: 125 red, 173 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7DAD9C?

The complementary color is #AD7D8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7DAD9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7DAD9C color

#7DAD9C rgb(125, 173, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #7DAD9C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 67.8% green and 61.2% blue (125, 173, 156).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 23% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#7DAD9C color codes

HEX	`#7DAD9C`
RGB	`rgb(125, 173, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 67.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 23%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 28%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 10%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.01, -19.66, 3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.01, 19.98, 169.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.4, 36.646, 36.97)`
Decimal	`8236444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7DAD9C, 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 #7DAD9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7DAD9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #7DAD9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7dad9c; }
.text { color: #7dad9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7dad9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 173 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7dad9c, #7da6ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7DAD9C?: #7DAD9C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7DAD9C?: The RGB value is 125, 173, 156: 125 red, 173 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7DAD9C?: The complementary color is #AD7D8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7DAD9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.