What color is #7690A3?

#7690A3 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7690A3?

The RGB value is 118, 144, 163: 118 red, 144 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7690A3?

The complementary color is #A38976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7690A3?

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.

#7690A3 color

#7690A3 rgb(118, 144, 163)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7690A3 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 56.5% green and 63.9% blue (118, 144, 163).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 20% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7690A3 color codes

HEX	`#7690A3`
RGB	`rgb(118, 144, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 56.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 20%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 28%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 12%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.45, -4.66, -13.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.45, 13.84, 250.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.053, 26.441, 38.48)`
Decimal	`7770275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7690A3, 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 #7690A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7690A3 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 #7690A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7690a3; }
.text { color: #7690a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7690a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 144 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7690a3, #767aa3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7690A3?: #7690A3 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7690A3?: The RGB value is 118, 144, 163: 118 red, 144 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7690A3?: The complementary color is #A38976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7690A3?: 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.