What color is #7B8394?

#7B8394 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8394?

The RGB value is 123, 131, 148: 123 red, 131 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8394?

The complementary color is #948C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8394?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8394 color

#7B8394 rgb(123, 131, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B8394 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 51.4% green and 58% blue (123, 131, 148).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#7B8394 color codes

HEX	`#7B8394`
RGB	`rgb(123, 131, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 51.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 17%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.64, 0.78, -10.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.64, 10.14, 274.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.629, 22.581, 31.23)`
Decimal	`8094612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8394, 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 #7B8394	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8394 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #7B8394 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8394; }
.text { color: #7b8394; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8394; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 131 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8394, #807b94); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B8394?: #7B8394 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8394?: The RGB value is 123, 131, 148: 123 red, 131 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8394?: The complementary color is #948C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8394?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.