What color is #7681A0?

#7681A0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7681A0?

The RGB value is 118, 129, 160: 118 red, 129 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7681A0?

The complementary color is #A09576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7681A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7681A0 color

#7681A0 rgb(118, 129, 160)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7681A0 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 50.6% green and 62.7% blue (118, 129, 160).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#7681A0 color codes

HEX	`#7681A0`
RGB	`rgb(118, 129, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 50.6%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 26%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.12, 3.18, -17.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.12, 18.15, 280.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.665, 22.09, 36.373)`
Decimal	`7766432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7681A0, 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 #7681A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7681A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #7681A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7681a0; }
.text { color: #7681a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7681a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 129 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7681a0, #8076a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7681A0?: #7681A0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7681A0?: The RGB value is 118, 129, 160: 118 red, 129 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7681A0?: The complementary color is #A09576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7681A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.