What color is #7FA5AD?

#7FA5AD is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FA5AD?

The RGB value is 127, 165, 173: 127 red, 165 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FA5AD?

The complementary color is #AD877F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FA5AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FA5AD color

#7FA5AD rgb(127, 165, 173)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7FA5AD is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 64.7% green and 67.8% blue (127, 165, 173).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 22% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#7FA5AD color codes

HEX	`#7FA5AD`
RGB	`rgb(127, 165, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 64.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 22%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 27%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 5%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.31, -10.99, -8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.31, 13.81, 217.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.748, 34.438, 44.607)`
Decimal	`8365485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FA5AD, 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 #7FA5AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FA5AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #7FA5AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fa5ad; }
.text { color: #7fa5ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fa5ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 165 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fa5ad, #7f8ead); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7FA5AD?: #7FA5AD is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FA5AD?: The RGB value is 127, 165, 173: 127 red, 165 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FA5AD?: The complementary color is #AD877F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FA5AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.