What color is #7988A5?

#7988A5 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7988A5?

The RGB value is 121, 136, 165: 121 red, 136 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7988A5?

The complementary color is #A59679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7988A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7988A5 color

#7988A5 rgb(121, 136, 165)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7988A5 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 53.3% green and 64.7% blue (121, 136, 165).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#7988A5 color codes

HEX	`#7988A5`
RGB	`rgb(121, 136, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 53.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 27%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 18%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.48, 1.33, -17.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.48, 17.2, 274.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.479, 24.389, 39.061)`
Decimal	`7964837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7988A5, 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 #7988A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7988A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #7988A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7988a5; }
.text { color: #7988a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7988a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 136 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7988a5, #8079a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7988A5?: #7988A5 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7988A5?: The RGB value is 121, 136, 165: 121 red, 136 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7988A5?: The complementary color is #A59679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7988A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.