What color is #7DBDB8?

#7DBDB8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7DBDB8?

The RGB value is 125, 189, 184: 125 red, 189 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7DBDB8?

The complementary color is #BD7D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7DBDB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7DBDB8 color

#7DBDB8 rgb(125, 189, 184)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7DBDB8 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 74.1% green and 72.2% blue (125, 189, 184).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 33% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#7DBDB8 color codes

HEX	`#7DBDB8`
RGB	`rgb(125, 189, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 74.1%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 33%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 34%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 3%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.37, -21.49, -3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.37, 21.86, 190.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.304, 44.214, 52.012)`
Decimal	`8240568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7DBDB8, 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 #7DBDB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7DBDB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	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 #7DBDB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7dbdb8; }
.text { color: #7dbdb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7dbdb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 189 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7dbdb8, #7da2bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #7DBDB8?: #7DBDB8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7DBDB8?: The RGB value is 125, 189, 184: 125 red, 189 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7DBDB8?: The complementary color is #BD7D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7DBDB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.