What color is #7DBDB4?

#7DBDB4 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7DBDB4?

The RGB value is 125, 189, 180: 125 red, 189 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7DBDB4?

The complementary color is #BD7D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7DBDB4?

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.

#7DBDB4 color

#7DBDB4 rgb(125, 189, 180)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7DBDB4 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 74.1% green and 70.6% blue (125, 189, 180).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 33% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#7DBDB4 color codes

HEX	`#7DBDB4`
RGB	`rgb(125, 189, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 74.1%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 33%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 34%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.26, -22.43, -1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.26, 22.51, 184.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.89, 44.048, 49.835)`
Decimal	`8240564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7DBDB4, 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 #7DBDB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7DBDB4 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 #7DBDB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7dbdb4; }
.text { color: #7dbdb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7dbdb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 189 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7dbdb4, #7da6bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #7DBDB4?: #7DBDB4 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7DBDB4?: The RGB value is 125, 189, 180: 125 red, 189 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7DBDB4?: The complementary color is #BD7D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7DBDB4?: 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.