What color is #7A9AA4?

#7A9AA4 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 #7A9AA4?

The RGB value is 122, 154, 164: 122 red, 154 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A9AA4?

The complementary color is #A4847A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A9AA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A9AA4 color

#7A9AA4 rgb(122, 154, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A9AA4 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 60.4% green and 64.3% blue (122, 154, 164).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#7A9AA4 color codes

HEX	`#7A9AA4`
RGB	`rgb(122, 154, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 60.4%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 6%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.59, -8.71, -8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.59, 12.43, 225.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.28, 29.928, 39.507)`
Decimal	`8034980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A9AA4, 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 #7A9AA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A9AA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #7A9AA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a9aa4; }
.text { color: #7a9aa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a9aa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 154 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a9aa4, #7a85a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7A9AA4?: #7A9AA4 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 #7A9AA4?: The RGB value is 122, 154, 164: 122 red, 154 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A9AA4?: The complementary color is #A4847A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A9AA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.