What color is #7983AB?

#7983AB 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 #7983AB?

The RGB value is 121, 131, 171: 121 red, 131 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7983AB?

The complementary color is #ABA179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7983AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7983AB color

#7983AB rgb(121, 131, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7983AB is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 51.4% green and 67.1% blue (121, 131, 171).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#7983AB color codes

HEX	`#7983AB`
RGB	`rgb(121, 131, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 51.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 23%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.32, 5.76, -22.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.32, 23.1, 284.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.35, 23.237, 41.775)`
Decimal	`7963563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7983AB, 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 #7983AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7983AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #7983AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7983ab; }
.text { color: #7983ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7983ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 131 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7983ab, #8879ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7983AB?: #7983AB 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 #7983AB?: The RGB value is 121, 131, 171: 121 red, 131 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7983AB?: The complementary color is #ABA179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7983AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.