What color is #7AA1AF?

#7AA1AF is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7AA1AF?

The RGB value is 122, 161, 175: 122 red, 161 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AA1AF?

The complementary color is #AF887A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AA1AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AA1AF color

#7AA1AF rgb(122, 161, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7AA1AF is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 63.1% green and 68.6% blue (122, 161, 175).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#7AA1AF color codes

HEX	`#7AA1AF`
RGB	`rgb(122, 161, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 63.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 30%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 8%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.93, -9.86, -11.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.93, 15.19, 229.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.506, 32.721, 45.363)`
Decimal	`8036783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AA1AF, 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 #7AA1AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AA1AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	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 #7AA1AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7aa1af; }
.text { color: #7aa1af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7aa1af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 161 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7aa1af, #7a86af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7AA1AF?: #7AA1AF is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7AA1AF?: The RGB value is 122, 161, 175: 122 red, 161 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AA1AF?: The complementary color is #AF887A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AA1AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.