What color is #7998AB?

#7998AB is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7998AB?

The RGB value is 121, 152, 171: 121 red, 152 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7998AB?

The complementary color is #AB8C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7998AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7998AB color

#7998AB rgb(121, 152, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7998AB is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 59.6% green and 67.1% blue (121, 152, 171).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#7998AB color codes

HEX	`#7998AB`
RGB	`rgb(121, 152, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 59.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 11%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.19, -6.21, -13.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.19, 14.81, 245.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.462, 29.461, 42.812)`
Decimal	`7968939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7998AB, 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 #7998AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7998AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #7998AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7998ab; }
.text { color: #7998ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7998ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 152 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7998ab, #797fab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7998AB?: #7998AB is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7998AB?: The RGB value is 121, 152, 171: 121 red, 152 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7998AB?: The complementary color is #AB8C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7998AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.