What color is #7B8091?

#7B8091 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8091?

The RGB value is 123, 128, 145: 123 red, 128 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8091?

The complementary color is #918C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8091?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8091 color

#7B8091 rgb(123, 128, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B8091 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 50.2% green and 56.9% blue (123, 128, 145).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#7B8091 color codes

HEX	`#7B8091`
RGB	`rgb(123, 128, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 50.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 15%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.7, 1.83, -9.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.7, 9.94, 280.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.997, 21.693, 29.864)`
Decimal	`8093841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8091, 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 #7B8091	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8091 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #7B8091 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8091; }
.text { color: #7b8091; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8091; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 128 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8091, #817b91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B8091?: #7B8091 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8091?: The RGB value is 123, 128, 145: 123 red, 128 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8091?: The complementary color is #918C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8091?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.