What color is #7187A3?

#7187A3 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 #7187A3?

The RGB value is 113, 135, 163: 113 red, 135 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7187A3?

The complementary color is #A38D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7187A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7187A3 color

#7187A3 rgb(113, 135, 163)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7187A3 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 52.9% green and 63.9% blue (113, 135, 163).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 21% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Bay View (#6A819E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#7187A3 color codes

HEX	`#7187A3`
RGB	`rgb(113, 135, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 52.9%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 21%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 31%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 17%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.57, -1.09, -17.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.57, 17.47, 266.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.083, 23.482, 38.012)`
Decimal	`7440291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7187A3, 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 #7187A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7187A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #7187A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7187a3; }
.text { color: #7187a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7187a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 135 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7187a3, #7471a3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7187A3?: #7187A3 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 #7187A3?: The RGB value is 113, 135, 163: 113 red, 135 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7187A3?: The complementary color is #A38D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7187A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.