What color is #7A8292?

#7A8292 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Smoky Studio. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A8292?

The RGB value is 122, 130, 146: 122 red, 130 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8292?

The complementary color is #928A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8292?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8292 color

#7A8292 rgb(122, 130, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A8292 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 51% green and 57.3% blue (122, 130, 146).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Studio (#7E8590), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#7A8292 color codes

HEX	`#7A8292`
RGB	`rgb(122, 130, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 51%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 16%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 11%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.22, 0.56, -9.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.22, 9.61, 273.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.196, 22.178, 30.353)`
Decimal	`8028818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8292, 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 #7A8292	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8292 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #7A8292 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8292; }
.text { color: #7a8292; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8292; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 130 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8292, #7e7a92); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A8292?: #7A8292 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Smoky Studio. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A8292?: The RGB value is 122, 130, 146: 122 red, 130 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8292?: The complementary color is #928A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8292?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.