What color is #7A97A0?

#7A97A0 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 #7A97A0?

The RGB value is 122, 151, 160: 122 red, 151 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A97A0?

The complementary color is #A0837A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A97A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A97A0 color

#7A97A0 rgb(122, 151, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A97A0 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 59.2% green and 62.7% blue (122, 151, 160).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#7A97A0 color codes

HEX	`#7A97A0`
RGB	`rgb(122, 151, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 59.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 24%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 6%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.61, -8.01, -8.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.61, 11.37, 225.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.436, 28.808, 37.471)`
Decimal	`8034208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A97A0, 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 #7A97A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A97A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #7A97A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a97a0; }
.text { color: #7a97a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a97a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 151 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a97a0, #7a84a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #7A97A0?: #7A97A0 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 #7A97A0?: The RGB value is 122, 151, 160: 122 red, 151 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A97A0?: The complementary color is #A0837A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A97A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.