What color is #7988A4?

#7988A4 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7988A4?

The RGB value is 121, 136, 164: 121 red, 136 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7988A4?

The complementary color is #A49579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7988A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7988A4 color

#7988A4 rgb(121, 136, 164)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7988A4 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 53.3% green and 64.3% blue (121, 136, 164).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#7988A4 color codes

HEX	`#7988A4`
RGB	`rgb(121, 136, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 53.3%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 17%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.44, 1.08, -16.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.44, 16.67, 273.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.388, 24.353, 38.583)`
Decimal	`7964836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7988A4, 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 #7988A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7988A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #7988A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7988a4; }
.text { color: #7988a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7988a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 136 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7988a4, #7f79a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7988A4?: #7988A4 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7988A4?: The RGB value is 121, 136, 164: 121 red, 136 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7988A4?: The complementary color is #A49579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7988A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.