What color is #7A89AA?

#7A89AA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A89AA?

The RGB value is 122, 137, 170: 122 red, 137 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A89AA?

The complementary color is #AA9B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A89AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A89AA color

#7A89AA rgb(122, 137, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A89AA is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 53.7% green and 66.7% blue (122, 137, 170).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#7A89AA color codes

HEX	`#7A89AA`
RGB	`rgb(122, 137, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 53.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 19%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.01, 2.33, -19.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.01, 19.34, 276.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.225, 24.93, 41.558)`
Decimal	`8030634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A89AA, 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 #7A89AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A89AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #7A89AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a89aa; }
.text { color: #7a89aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a89aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 137 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a89aa, #837aaa); }

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Questions

What color is #7A89AA?: #7A89AA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A89AA?: The RGB value is 122, 137, 170: 122 red, 137 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A89AA?: The complementary color is #AA9B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A89AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.