What color is #7080A6?

#7080A6 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7080A6?

The RGB value is 112, 128, 166: 112 red, 128 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7080A6?

The complementary color is #A69670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7080A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7080A6 color

#7080A6 rgb(112, 128, 166)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7080A6 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 50.2% green and 65.1% blue (112, 128, 166).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#7080A6 color codes

HEX	`#7080A6`
RGB	`rgb(112, 128, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 50.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 33%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 23%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.64, 3.46, -22.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.64, 22.39, 278.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.282, 21.635, 39.124)`
Decimal	`7372966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7080A6, 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 #7080A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7080A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #7080A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7080a6; }
.text { color: #7080a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7080a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 128 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7080a6, #7b70a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7080A6?: #7080A6 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7080A6?: The RGB value is 112, 128, 166: 112 red, 128 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7080A6?: The complementary color is #A69670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7080A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.