What color is #7992A1?

#7992A1 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7992A1?

The RGB value is 121, 146, 161: 121 red, 146 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7992A1?

The complementary color is #A18879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7992A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7992A1 color

#7992A1 rgb(121, 146, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7992A1 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 57.3% green and 63.1% blue (121, 146, 161).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#7992A1 color codes

HEX	`#7992A1`
RGB	`rgb(121, 146, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 57.3%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 25%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 9%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.15, -5.32, -10.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.15, 12.06, 243.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.595, 27.195, 37.665)`
Decimal	`7967393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7992A1, 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 #7992A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7992A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #7992A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7992a1; }
.text { color: #7992a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7992a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 146 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7992a1, #797ea1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7992A1?: #7992A1 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7992A1?: The RGB value is 121, 146, 161: 121 red, 146 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7992A1?: The complementary color is #A18879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7992A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.