What color is #7A7890?

#7A7890 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A7890?

The RGB value is 122, 120, 144: 122 red, 120 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7890?

The complementary color is #8E9078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7890?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7890 color

#7A7890 rgb(122, 120, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A7890 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 47.1% green and 56.5% blue (122, 120, 144).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#7A7890 color codes

HEX	`#7A7890`
RGB	`rgb(122, 120, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 47.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 17%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.36, 5.92, -12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.36, 14.02, 294.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.775, 19.584, 29.118)`
Decimal	`8026256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7890, 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 #7A7890	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A7890 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #7A7890 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7890; }
.text { color: #7a7890; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7890; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 120 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7890, #867890); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A7890?: #7A7890 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A7890?: The RGB value is 122, 120, 144: 122 red, 120 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7890?: The complementary color is #8E9078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7890?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.