What color is #7B8399?

#7B8399 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8399?

The RGB value is 123, 131, 153: 123 red, 131 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8399?

The complementary color is #99917B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8399?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8399 color

#7B8399 rgb(123, 131, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B8399 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 51.4% green and 60% blue (123, 131, 153).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#7B8399 color codes

HEX	`#7B8399`
RGB	`rgb(123, 131, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 51.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.81, 1.95, -12.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.81, 12.9, 278.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.033, 22.743, 33.36)`
Decimal	`8094617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8399, 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 #7B8399	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8399 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #7B8399 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8399; }
.text { color: #7b8399; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8399; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 131 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8399, #827b99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B8399?: #7B8399 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8399?: The RGB value is 123, 131, 153: 123 red, 131 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8399?: The complementary color is #99917B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8399?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.