What color is #7DBBB8?

#7DBBB8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7DBBB8?

The RGB value is 125, 187, 184: 125 red, 187 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7DBBB8?

The complementary color is #BB7D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7DBBB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7DBBB8 color

#7DBBB8 rgb(125, 187, 184)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7DBBB8 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 73.3% green and 72.2% blue (125, 187, 184).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 31% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#7DBBB8 color codes

HEX	`#7DBBB8`
RGB	`rgb(125, 187, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 73.3%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 31%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 33%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 2%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.8, -20.48, -4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.8, 21.04, 193.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.876, 43.359, 51.87)`
Decimal	`8240056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7DBBB8, 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 #7DBBB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7DBBB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #7DBBB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7dbbb8; }
.text { color: #7dbbb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7dbbb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 187 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7dbbb8, #7d9fbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #7DBBB8?: #7DBBB8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7DBBB8?: The RGB value is 125, 187, 184: 125 red, 187 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7DBBB8?: The complementary color is #BB7D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7DBBB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.