What color is #7DB7C5?

#7DB7C5 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Glacier. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7DB7C5?

The RGB value is 125, 183, 197: 125 red, 183 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7DB7C5?

The complementary color is #C58B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7DB7C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7DB7C5 color

#7DB7C5 rgb(125, 183, 197)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7DB7C5 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 71.8% green and 77.3% blue (125, 183, 197).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 38% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Glacier (#78B1BF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#7DB7C5 color codes

HEX	`#7DB7C5`
RGB	`rgb(125, 183, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 71.8%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 38%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 37%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 7%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.05, -15.24, -13.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.05, 20.07, 220.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.466, 42.256, 59.1)`
Decimal	`8239045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7DB7C5, 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 #7DB7C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7DB7C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #7DB7C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7db7c5; }
.text { color: #7db7c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7db7c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 183 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7db7c5, #7d93c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #7DB7C5?: #7DB7C5 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Glacier. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7DB7C5?: The RGB value is 125, 183, 197: 125 red, 183 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7DB7C5?: The complementary color is #C58B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7DB7C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.