What color is #7AA3CC?

#7AA3CC is a light, desaturated azure known as Shipmate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Shipmate?

The RGB value is 122, 163, 204: 122 red, 163 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Shipmate?

The complementary color is #CCA37A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AA3CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Shipmate color: hex code #7AA3CC

#7AA3CC rgb(122, 163, 204)

Shades of blue

Shipmate has the hex code #7AA3CC. It is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 63.9% green and 80% blue (122, 163, 204).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 45% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

Shipmate (#7AA3CC) color codes

HEX	`#7AA3CC`
RGB	`rgb(122, 163, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 63.9%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 45%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 40%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 20%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.51, -3.42, -25.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.51, 25.58, 262.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.019, 34.69, 62.124)`
Decimal	`8037324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Shipmate, 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 #7AA3CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AA3CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #7AA3CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7aa3cc; }
.text { color: #7aa3cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7aa3cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 163 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7aa3cc, #7a7acc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

See #7AA3CC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7AA3CC?: #7AA3CC is a light, desaturated azure known as Shipmate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Shipmate?: The RGB value is 122, 163, 204: 122 red, 163 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Shipmate?: The complementary color is #CCA37A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AA3CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.