What color is #7B849C?

#7B849C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B849C?

The RGB value is 123, 132, 156: 123 red, 132 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B849C?

The complementary color is #9C937B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B849C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B849C color

#7B849C rgb(123, 132, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B849C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 51.8% green and 61.2% blue (123, 132, 156).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#7B849C color codes

HEX	`#7B849C`
RGB	`rgb(123, 132, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 51.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 21%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 15%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.19, 2.08, -13.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.19, 14.06, 278.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.419, 23.113, 34.726)`
Decimal	`8094876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B849C, 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 #7B849C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B849C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #7B849C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b849c; }
.text { color: #7b849c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b849c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 132 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b849c, #837b9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B849C?: #7B849C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B849C?: The RGB value is 123, 132, 156: 123 red, 132 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B849C?: The complementary color is #9C937B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B849C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.