What color is #7490A7?

#7490A7 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Treasure Map Waters. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7490A7?

The RGB value is 116, 144, 167: 116 red, 144 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7490A7?

The complementary color is #A78B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7490A7?

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.

#7490A7 color

#7490A7 rgb(116, 144, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7490A7 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 56.5% green and 65.5% blue (116, 144, 167).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 22% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Map Waters (#658FAA), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7490A7 color codes

HEX	`#7490A7`
RGB	`rgb(116, 144, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 56.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 22%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 14%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.46, -4.27, -15.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.46, 15.9, 254.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.149, 26.449, 40.384)`
Decimal	`7639207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7490A7, 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 #7490A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7490A7 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 #7490A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7490a7; }
.text { color: #7490a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7490a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 144 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7490a7, #7477a7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7490A7?: #7490A7 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Treasure Map Waters. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7490A7?: The RGB value is 116, 144, 167: 116 red, 144 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7490A7?: The complementary color is #A78B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7490A7?: 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.