What color is #7689BA?

#7689BA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Kimono. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7689BA?

The RGB value is 118, 137, 186: 118 red, 137 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7689BA?

The complementary color is #BAA776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7689BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7689BA color

#7689BA rgb(118, 137, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7689BA is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 53.7% green and 72.9% blue (118, 137, 186).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 33% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Kimono (#6D86B6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#7689BA color codes

HEX	`#7689BA`
RGB	`rgb(118, 137, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 53.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 33%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 37%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 26%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.35, 5.36, -27.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.35, 28.33, 280.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.277, 25.287, 49.994)`
Decimal	`7768506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7689BA, 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 #7689BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7689BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #7689BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7689ba; }
.text { color: #7689ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7689ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 137 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7689ba, #8576ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7689BA?: #7689BA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Kimono. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7689BA?: The RGB value is 118, 137, 186: 118 red, 137 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7689BA?: The complementary color is #BAA776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7689BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.