What color is #7B7C9F?

#7B7C9F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7C9F?

The RGB value is 123, 124, 159: 123 red, 124 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7C9F?

The complementary color is #9F9E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7C9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7C9F color

#7B7C9F rgb(123, 124, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B7C9F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 48.6% green and 62.4% blue (123, 124, 159).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#7B7C9F color codes

HEX	`#7B7C9F`
RGB	`rgb(123, 124, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 48.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 22%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.09, 7.47, -18.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.09, 20.26, 291.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.633, 21.129, 35.733)`
Decimal	`8092831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7C9F, 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 #7B7C9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7C9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #7B7C9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7c9f; }
.text { color: #7b7c9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7c9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 124 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7c9f, #8c7b9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B7C9F?: #7B7C9F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7C9F?: The RGB value is 123, 124, 159: 123 red, 124 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7C9F?: The complementary color is #9F9E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7C9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.