What color is #7899A1?

#7899A1 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7899A1?

The RGB value is 120, 153, 161: 120 red, 153 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7899A1?

The complementary color is #A18078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7899A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7899A1 color

#7899A1 rgb(120, 153, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7899A1 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 60% green and 63.1% blue (120, 153, 161).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#7899A1 color codes

HEX	`#7899A1`
RGB	`rgb(120, 153, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 60%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 25%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 5%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.09, -9.51, -7.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.09, 12.38, 219.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.568, 29.348, 38.029)`
Decimal	`7903649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7899A1, 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 #7899A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7899A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #7899A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7899a1; }
.text { color: #7899a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7899a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 153 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7899a1, #7884a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7899A1?: #7899A1 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7899A1?: The RGB value is 120, 153, 161: 120 red, 153 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7899A1?: The complementary color is #A18078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7899A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.