What color is #7DB3B1?

#7DB3B1 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7DB3B1?

The RGB value is 125, 179, 177: 125 red, 179 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7DB3B1?

The complementary color is #B37D7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7DB3B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7DB3B1 color

#7DB3B1 rgb(125, 179, 177)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7DB3B1 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 70.2% green and 69.4% blue (125, 179, 177).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 26% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#7DB3B1 color codes

HEX	`#7DB3B1`
RGB	`rgb(125, 179, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 70.2%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 26%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 30%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 1%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.31, -18.03, -4.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.31, 18.62, 194.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.511, 39.773, 47.55)`
Decimal	`8238001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7DB3B1, 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 #7DB3B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7DB3B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	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 #7DB3B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7db3b1; }
.text { color: #7db3b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7db3b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 179 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7db3b1, #7d9ab3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7DB3B1?: #7DB3B1 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7DB3B1?: The RGB value is 125, 179, 177: 125 red, 179 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7DB3B1?: The complementary color is #B37D7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7DB3B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.