What color is #7C939D?

#7C939D is a grayish azure known as Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Inland Waters?

The RGB value is 124, 147, 157: 124 red, 147 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Inland Waters?

The complementary color is #9D867C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C939D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Inland Waters color: hex code #7C939D

#7C939D rgb(124, 147, 157)

Shades of gray

Inland Waters has the hex code #7C939D. It is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 57.6% green and 61.6% blue (124, 147, 157).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

Inland Waters (#7C939D) color codes

HEX	`#7C939D`
RGB	`rgb(124, 147, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 57.6%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 21%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 6%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.51, -5.86, -7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.51, 9.9, 233.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.83, 27.586, 35.908)`
Decimal	`8164253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Inland Waters, 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 #7C939D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C939D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	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 #7C939D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c939d; }
.text { color: #7c939d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c939d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 147 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c939d, #7c839d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #7C939D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7C939D?: #7C939D is a grayish azure known as Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Inland Waters?: The RGB value is 124, 147, 157: 124 red, 147 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Inland Waters?: The complementary color is #9D867C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C939D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.