What color is #7B8EA6?

#7B8EA6 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8EA6?

The RGB value is 123, 142, 166: 123 red, 142 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8EA6?

The complementary color is #A6937B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8EA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8EA6 color

#7B8EA6 rgb(123, 142, 166)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B8EA6 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 55.7% green and 65.1% blue (123, 142, 166).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 19% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Celestial Horizon (#7C94B3), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#7B8EA6 color codes

HEX	`#7B8EA6`
RGB	`rgb(123, 142, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 55.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 19%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 26%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 14%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.33, -1.22, -14.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.33, 14.95, 265.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.722, 26.309, 39.845)`
Decimal	`8097446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8EA6, 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 #7B8EA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8EA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #7B8EA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8ea6; }
.text { color: #7b8ea6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8ea6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 142 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8ea6, #7e7ba6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B8EA6?: #7B8EA6 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8EA6?: The RGB value is 123, 142, 166: 123 red, 142 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8EA6?: The complementary color is #A6937B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8EA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.