What color is #7A8A9F?

#7A8A9F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A8A9F?

The RGB value is 122, 138, 159: 122 red, 138 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8A9F?

The complementary color is #9F8F7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8A9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8A9F color

#7A8A9F rgb(122, 138, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A8A9F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 54.1% green and 62.4% blue (122, 138, 159).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#7A8A9F color codes

HEX	`#7A8A9F`
RGB	`rgb(122, 138, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 54.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 13%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.9, -0.97, -13.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.9, 13.1, 265.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.371, 24.817, 36.353)`
Decimal	`8030879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8A9F, 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 #7A8A9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8A9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #7A8A9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8a9f; }
.text { color: #7a8a9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8a9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 138 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8a9f, #7d7a9f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A8A9F?: #7A8A9F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A8A9F?: The RGB value is 122, 138, 159: 122 red, 138 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8A9F?: The complementary color is #9F8F7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8A9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.