What color is #7B889B?

#7B889B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B889B?

The RGB value is 123, 136, 155: 123 red, 136 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B889B?

The complementary color is #9B8E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B889B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B889B color

#7B889B rgb(123, 136, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B889B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 53.3% green and 60.8% blue (123, 136, 155).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#7B889B color codes

HEX	`#7B889B`
RGB	`rgb(123, 136, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 53.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 21%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 12%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.27, -0.45, -11.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.27, 11.7, 267.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.887, 24.185, 34.466)`
Decimal	`8095899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B889B, 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 #7B889B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B889B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #7B889B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b889b; }
.text { color: #7b889b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b889b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 136 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b889b, #7e7b9b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7B889B?: #7B889B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B889B?: The RGB value is 123, 136, 155: 123 red, 136 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B889B?: The complementary color is #9B8E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B889B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.