What color is #7DB9D9?

#7DB9D9 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Milky Waves. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7DB9D9?

The RGB value is 125, 185, 217: 125 red, 185 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7DB9D9?

The complementary color is #D99D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7DB9D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7DB9D9 color

#7DB9D9 rgb(125, 185, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7DB9D9 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 72.5% green and 85.1% blue (125, 185, 217).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 55% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Milky Waves (#6BB3DB), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#7DB9D9 color codes

HEX	`#7DB9D9`
RGB	`rgb(125, 185, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 72.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 55%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 42%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 15%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.27, -11.09, -22.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.27, 24.77, 243.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.326, 44.065, 72.118)`
Decimal	`8239577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7DB9D9, 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 #7DB9D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7DB9D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #7DB9D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7db9d9; }
.text { color: #7db9d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7db9d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 185 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7db9d9, #7d8bd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Blue.

Questions

What color is #7DB9D9?: #7DB9D9 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Milky Waves. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7DB9D9?: The RGB value is 125, 185, 217: 125 red, 185 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7DB9D9?: The complementary color is #D99D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7DB9D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.