What color is #7A89AF?

#7A89AF 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 #7A89AF?

The RGB value is 122, 137, 175: 122 red, 137 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A89AF?

The complementary color is #AFA07A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A89AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A89AF color

#7A89AF rgb(122, 137, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A89AF is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 53.7% green and 68.6% blue (122, 137, 175).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#7A89AF color codes

HEX	`#7A89AF`
RGB	`rgb(122, 137, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 53.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 30%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 22%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.2, 3.61, -21.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.2, 22.07, 279.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.707, 25.123, 44.097)`
Decimal	`8030639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A89AF, 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 #7A89AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A89AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #7A89AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a89af; }
.text { color: #7a89af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a89af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 137 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a89af, #867aaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A89AF?: #7A89AF 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 #7A89AF?: The RGB value is 122, 137, 175: 122 red, 137 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A89AF?: The complementary color is #AFA07A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A89AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.