What color is #7A959A?

#7A959A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A959A?

The RGB value is 122, 149, 154: 122 red, 149 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A959A?

The complementary color is #9A7F7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A959A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A959A color

#7A959A rgb(122, 149, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A959A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 58.4% green and 60.4% blue (122, 149, 154).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#7A959A color codes

HEX	`#7A959A`
RGB	`rgb(122, 149, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 58.4%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.86, -8.31, -5.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.86, 10.12, 214.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.605, 27.965, 34.667)`
Decimal	`8033690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A959A, 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 #7A959A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A959A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #7A959A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a959a; }
.text { color: #7a959a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a959a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 149 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a959a, #7a859a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A959A?: #7A959A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A959A?: The RGB value is 122, 149, 154: 122 red, 149 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A959A?: The complementary color is #9A7F7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A959A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.