What color is #7DB9C9?

#7DB9C9 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 #7DB9C9?

The RGB value is 125, 185, 201: 125 red, 185 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7DB9C9?

The complementary color is #C98D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7DB9C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7DB9C9 color

#7DB9C9 rgb(125, 185, 201)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7DB9C9 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 72.5% green and 78.8% blue (125, 185, 201).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 41% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Glacier (#78B1BF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#7DB9C9 color codes

HEX	`#7DB9C9`
RGB	`rgb(125, 185, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 72.5%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 41%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 38%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 8%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.74, -15.27, -14.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.74, 20.86, 222.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.345, 43.273, 61.684)`
Decimal	`8239561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7DB9C9, 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 #7DB9C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7DB9C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #7DB9C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7db9c9; }
.text { color: #7db9c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7db9c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 185 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7db9c9, #7d93c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #7DB9C9?: #7DB9C9 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 #7DB9C9?: The RGB value is 125, 185, 201: 125 red, 185 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7DB9C9?: The complementary color is #C98D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7DB9C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.