What color is #7A88AC?

#7A88AC is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A88AC?

The RGB value is 122, 136, 172: 122 red, 136 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A88AC?

The complementary color is #AC9E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A88AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A88AC color

#7A88AC rgb(122, 136, 172)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A88AC is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 53.3% green and 67.5% blue (122, 136, 172).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 23% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#7A88AC color codes

HEX	`#7A88AC`
RGB	`rgb(122, 136, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 53.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 23%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 21%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.81, 3.41, -20.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.81, 20.93, 279.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.275, 24.724, 42.515)`
Decimal	`8030380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A88AC, 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 #7A88AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A88AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #7A88AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a88ac; }
.text { color: #7a88ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a88ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 136 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a88ac, #857aac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A88AC?: #7A88AC is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A88AC?: The RGB value is 122, 136, 172: 122 red, 136 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A88AC?: The complementary color is #AC9E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A88AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.