What color is #7A8C9C?

#7A8C9C 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 #7A8C9C?

The RGB value is 122, 140, 156: 122 red, 140 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8C9C?

The complementary color is #9C8A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8C9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8C9C color

#7A8C9C rgb(122, 140, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A8C9C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 54.9% green and 61.2% blue (122, 140, 156).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% 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 6.06:1).

#7A8C9C color codes

HEX	`#7A8C9C`
RGB	`rgb(122, 140, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 54.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 22%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 10%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.36, -2.82, -10.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.36, 11.01, 255.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.403, 25.293, 35.095)`
Decimal	`8031388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8C9C, 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 #7A8C9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8C9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #7A8C9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8c9c; }
.text { color: #7a8c9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8c9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 140 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8c9c, #7a7b9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7A8C9C?: #7A8C9C 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 #7A8C9C?: The RGB value is 122, 140, 156: 122 red, 140 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8C9C?: The complementary color is #9C8A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8C9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.