What color is #7786AE?

#7786AE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7786AE?

The RGB value is 119, 134, 174: 119 red, 134 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7786AE?

The complementary color is #AE9F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7786AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7786AE color

#7786AE rgb(119, 134, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7786AE is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 52.5% green and 68.2% blue (119, 134, 174).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#7786AE color codes

HEX	`#7786AE`
RGB	`rgb(119, 134, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 52.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 23%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.12, 4.18, -22.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.12, 23.25, 280.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.771, 24.027, 43.421)`
Decimal	`7833262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7786AE, 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 #7786AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7786AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #7786AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7786ae; }
.text { color: #7786ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7786ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 134 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7786ae, #8477ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7786AE?: #7786AE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7786AE?: The RGB value is 119, 134, 174: 119 red, 134 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7786AE?: The complementary color is #AE9F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7786AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.