What color is #7289A5?

#7289A5 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 #7289A5?

The RGB value is 114, 137, 165: 114 red, 137 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7289A5?

The complementary color is #A58E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7289A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7289A5 color

#7289A5 rgb(114, 137, 165)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7289A5 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 53.7% green and 64.7% blue (114, 137, 165).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 22% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Bay View (#6A819E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#7289A5 color codes

HEX	`#7289A5`
RGB	`rgb(114, 137, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 53.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 22%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 17%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.27, -1.42, -17.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.27, 17.56, 265.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.675, 24.184, 39.063)`
Decimal	`7506341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7289A5, 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 #7289A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7289A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #7289A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7289a5; }
.text { color: #7289a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7289a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 137 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7289a5, #7572a5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7289A5?: #7289A5 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 #7289A5?: The RGB value is 114, 137, 165: 114 red, 137 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7289A5?: The complementary color is #A58E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7289A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.