What color is #7986A3?

#7986A3 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7986A3?

The RGB value is 121, 134, 163: 121 red, 134 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7986A3?

The complementary color is #A39679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7986A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7986A3 color

#7986A3 rgb(121, 134, 163)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7986A3 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 52.5% green and 63.9% blue (121, 134, 163).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#7986A3 color codes

HEX	`#7986A3`
RGB	`rgb(121, 134, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 52.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 18%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.85, 1.99, -16.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.85, 17.08, 276.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.019, 23.759, 38.016)`
Decimal	`7964323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7986A3, 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 #7986A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7986A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #7986A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7986a3; }
.text { color: #7986a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7986a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 134 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7986a3, #8179a3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7986A3?: #7986A3 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7986A3?: The RGB value is 121, 134, 163: 121 red, 134 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7986A3?: The complementary color is #A39679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7986A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.