What color is #7088A9?

#7088A9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7088A9?

The RGB value is 112, 136, 169: 112 red, 136 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7088A9?

The complementary color is #A99170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7088A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7088A9 color

#7088A9 rgb(112, 136, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7088A9 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 53.3% green and 66.3% blue (112, 136, 169).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 25% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Bay View (#6A819E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#7088A9 color codes

HEX	`#7088A9`
RGB	`rgb(112, 136, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 53.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 25%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 34%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 20%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56, -0.39, -20.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56, 20.23, 268.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.646, 23.917, 40.952)`
Decimal	`7375017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7088A9, 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 #7088A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7088A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #7088A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7088a9; }
.text { color: #7088a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7088a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 136 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7088a9, #7470a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7088A9?: #7088A9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7088A9?: The RGB value is 112, 136, 169: 112 red, 136 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7088A9?: The complementary color is #A99170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7088A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.