What color is #7199A7?

#7199A7 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7199A7?

The RGB value is 113, 153, 167: 113 red, 153 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7199A7?

The complementary color is #A77F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7199A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7199A7 color

#7199A7 rgb(113, 153, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7199A7 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 60% green and 65.5% blue (113, 153, 167).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#7199A7 color codes

HEX	`#7199A7`
RGB	`rgb(113, 153, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 60%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 32%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 8%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.85, -10.17, -11.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.85, 15.52, 229.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.174, 29.082, 40.839)`
Decimal	`7444903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7199A7, 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 #7199A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7199A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #7199A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7199a7; }
.text { color: #7199a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7199a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 153 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7199a7, #717ea7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7199A7?: #7199A7 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7199A7?: The RGB value is 113, 153, 167: 113 red, 153 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7199A7?: The complementary color is #A77F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7199A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.