What color is #7A7E93?

#7A7E93 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A7E93?

The RGB value is 122, 126, 147: 122 red, 126 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7E93?

The complementary color is #938F7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7E93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7E93 color

#7A7E93 rgb(122, 126, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A7E93 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 49.4% green and 57.6% blue (122, 126, 147).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#7A7E93 color codes

HEX	`#7A7E93`
RGB	`rgb(122, 126, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 49.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 17%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.13, 3.1, -11.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.13, 12.2, 284.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.752, 21.166, 30.59)`
Decimal	`8027795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7E93, 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 #7A7E93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A7E93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #7A7E93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7e93; }
.text { color: #7a7e93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7e93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 126 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7e93, #837a93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A7E93?: #7A7E93 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A7E93?: The RGB value is 122, 126, 147: 122 red, 126 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7E93?: The complementary color is #938F7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7E93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.