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#7D98AA Color

#7D98AA is rgb(125, 152, 170) in RGB, hsl(204, 21%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 11%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D98AA
HEX#7D98AA
RGBrgb(125, 152, 170)
HSLhsl(204, 21%, 58%)
HSVhsv(204, 26%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 11%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.041 237.4)
LABlab(61.23% -6.64 -12.76)
LCHlch(61.23% 14.38 242.52)

What #7D98AA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #7D98AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 6.12Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 6.37Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 6.49Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 6.77Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 8.79Roman Silver#838996ΔE 9.21

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#7D98AA Channel Values

How #7D98AA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 125 · G 152 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 204° · S 21% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 204° · S 26% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.02:1 vs white · 6.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D98AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D98AA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D98AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D98AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D98AA
Complementary
#AA8F7D
Analogous
#7DAAA6
Analogous
#7D82AA
Triadic
#AA7D98
Triadic
#98AA7D
Split comp.
#AA7D82
Split comp.
#AAA67D

Tints & Shades of #7D98AA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#90A7B6
#9FB3C1
#B2C2CD
#C4D1D9
#D7DFE5
#E6EBEF

Shades

#65859A
#577285
#475D6C
#364853
#26323B
#182025

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D98AA.

How #7D98AA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#7D98AA
Protanopia#9494AA
Protanomaly#8B96AA
Deuteranopia#9090AB
Deuteranomaly#8993AA
Tritanopia#7A9A9A
Tritanomaly#7B99A1
Achromatopsia#949494

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Using #7D98AA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-7d98aa: #7D98AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D98AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d98aa': '#7D98AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.596, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_7d98aa">#7D98AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D98AA"

More Blue Colors

#7D98AA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7D98AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D98AA?

#7D98AA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(125, 152, 170) in RGB and hsl(204, 21%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.12.

What is the RGB value of #7D98AA?

#7D98AA is rgb(125, 152, 170) — red 125, green 152, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D98AA?

#7D98AA converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 11%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D98AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7D98AA scores 3.02:1 against white and 6.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D98AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D98AA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 6.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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