What color is #7B7E9A?

#7B7E9A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7E9A?

The RGB value is 123, 126, 154: 123 red, 126 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7E9A?

The complementary color is #9A977B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7E9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7E9A color

#7B7E9A rgb(123, 126, 154)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B7E9A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 49.4% green and 60.4% blue (123, 126, 154).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#7B7E9A color codes

HEX	`#7B7E9A`
RGB	`rgb(123, 126, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 49.4%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 18%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.46, 5.09, -15.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.46, 16.19, 288.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.461, 21.465, 33.578)`
Decimal	`8093338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7E9A, 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 #7B7E9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7E9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #7B7E9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7e9a; }
.text { color: #7b7e9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7e9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 126 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7e9a, #877b9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B7E9A?: #7B7E9A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7E9A?: The RGB value is 123, 126, 154: 123 red, 126 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7E9A?: The complementary color is #9A977B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7E9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.