What color is #7A8795?

#7A8795 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A8795?

The RGB value is 122, 135, 149: 122 red, 135 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8795?

The complementary color is #95887A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8795?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8795 color

#7A8795 rgb(122, 135, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A8795 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 52.9% green and 58.4% blue (122, 135, 149).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#7A8795 color codes

HEX	`#7A8795`
RGB	`rgb(122, 135, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 52.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 9%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.72, -1.62, -9.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.72, 9.22, 259.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.113, 23.635, 31.825)`
Decimal	`8030101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8795, 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 #7A8795	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8795 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #7A8795 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8795; }
.text { color: #7a8795; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8795; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 135 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8795, #7a7a95); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A8795?: #7A8795 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A8795?: The RGB value is 122, 135, 149: 122 red, 135 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8795?: The complementary color is #95887A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8795?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.