What color is #7DAFA9?

#7DAFA9 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7DAFA9?

The RGB value is 125, 175, 169: 125 red, 175 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7DAFA9?

The complementary color is #AF7D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7DAFA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7DAFA9 color

#7DAFA9 rgb(125, 175, 169)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7DAFA9 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 68.6% green and 66.3% blue (125, 175, 169).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 24% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#7DAFA9 color codes

HEX	`#7DAFA9`
RGB	`rgb(125, 175, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 68.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 24%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 29%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.93, -17.81, -2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.93, 17.95, 187.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.947, 37.883, 43.21)`
Decimal	`8236969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7DAFA9, 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 #7DAFA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7DAFA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #7DAFA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7dafa9; }
.text { color: #7dafa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7dafa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 175 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7dafa9, #7d9caf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7DAFA9?: #7DAFA9 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7DAFA9?: The RGB value is 125, 175, 169: 125 red, 175 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7DAFA9?: The complementary color is #AF7D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7DAFA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.