What color is #7984A3?

#7984A3 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 #7984A3?

The RGB value is 121, 132, 163: 121 red, 132 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7984A3?

The complementary color is #A39879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7984A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7984A3 color

#7984A3 rgb(121, 132, 163)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7984A3 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 51.8% green and 63.9% blue (121, 132, 163).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#7984A3 color codes

HEX	`#7984A3`
RGB	`rgb(121, 132, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 51.8%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.29, 3.14, -17.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.29, 18.08, 280.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.746, 23.211, 37.925)`
Decimal	`7963811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7984A3, 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 #7984A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7984A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #7984A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7984a3; }
.text { color: #7984a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7984a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 132 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7984a3, #8379a3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7984A3?: #7984A3 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 #7984A3?: The RGB value is 121, 132, 163: 121 red, 132 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7984A3?: The complementary color is #A39879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7984A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.