What color is #7888AD?

#7888AD is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7888AD?

The RGB value is 120, 136, 173: 120 red, 136 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7888AD?

The complementary color is #AD9D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7888AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7888AD color

#7888AD rgb(120, 136, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7888AD is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 53.3% green and 67.8% blue (120, 136, 173).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#7888AD color codes

HEX	`#7888AD`
RGB	`rgb(120, 136, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 53.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 31%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 21%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.7, 3.06, -21.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.7, 21.62, 278.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.091, 24.618, 43.009)`
Decimal	`7899309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7888AD, 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 #7888AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7888AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #7888AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7888ad; }
.text { color: #7888ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7888ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 136 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7888ad, #8278ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7888AD?: #7888AD is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7888AD?: The RGB value is 120, 136, 173: 120 red, 136 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7888AD?: The complementary color is #AD9D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7888AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.