What color is #7980A0?

#7980A0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7980A0?

The RGB value is 121, 128, 160: 121 red, 128 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7980A0?

The complementary color is #A09979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7980A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7980A0 color

#7980A0 rgb(121, 128, 160)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7980A0 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 50.2% green and 62.7% blue (121, 128, 160).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#7980A0 color codes

HEX	`#7980A0`
RGB	`rgb(121, 128, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 50.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 24%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 20%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.07, 4.73, -17.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.07, 18.54, 284.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.948, 22.041, 36.349)`
Decimal	`7962784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7980A0, 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 #7980A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7980A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #7980A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7980a0; }
.text { color: #7980a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7980a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 128 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7980a0, #8679a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7980A0?: #7980A0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7980A0?: The RGB value is 121, 128, 160: 121 red, 128 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7980A0?: The complementary color is #A09979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7980A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.