What color is #7391A1?

#7391A1 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7391A1?

The RGB value is 115, 145, 161: 115 red, 145 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7391A1?

The complementary color is #A18373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7391A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7391A1 color

#7391A1 rgb(115, 145, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7391A1 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 56.9% green and 63.1% blue (115, 145, 161).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 20% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#7391A1 color codes

HEX	`#7391A1`
RGB	`rgb(115, 145, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 56.9%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 20%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 29%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 10%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.48, -6.65, -11.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.48, 13.61, 240.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.627, 26.468, 37.575)`
Decimal	`7573921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7391A1, 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 #7391A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7391A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #7391A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7391a1; }
.text { color: #7391a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7391a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 145 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7391a1, #737aa1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7391A1?: #7391A1 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7391A1?: The RGB value is 115, 145, 161: 115 red, 145 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7391A1?: The complementary color is #A18373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7391A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.