What color is #7AAFD0?

#7AAFD0 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7AAFD0?

The RGB value is 122, 175, 208: 122 red, 175 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AAFD0?

The complementary color is #D09B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AAFD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AAFD0 color

#7AAFD0 rgb(122, 175, 208)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7AAFD0 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 68.6% green and 81.6% blue (122, 175, 208).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 48% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Serene Sea (#78A7C3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#7AAFD0 color codes

HEX	`#7AAFD0`
RGB	`rgb(122, 175, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 68.6%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 48%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 41%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 16%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69, -8.91, -22.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69, 23.93, 248.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.737, 39.349, 65.427)`
Decimal	`8040400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AAFD0, 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 #7AAFD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AAFD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #7AAFD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7aafd0; }
.text { color: #7aafd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7aafd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 175 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7aafd0, #7a84d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #7AAFD0?: #7AAFD0 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7AAFD0?: The RGB value is 122, 175, 208: 122 red, 175 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AAFD0?: The complementary color is #D09B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AAFD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.