What color is #7B8F93?

#7B8F93 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8F93?

The RGB value is 123, 143, 147: 123 red, 143 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8F93?

The complementary color is #937F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8F93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8F93 color

#7B8F93 rgb(123, 143, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B8F93 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 56.1% green and 57.6% blue (123, 143, 147).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#7B8F93 color codes

HEX	`#7B8F93`
RGB	`rgb(123, 143, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 56.1%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 3%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58, -6.24, -4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58, 7.71, 215.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.256, 25.962, 31.384)`
Decimal	`8097683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8F93, 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 #7B8F93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8F93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #7B8F93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8f93; }
.text { color: #7b8f93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8f93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 143 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8f93, #7b8393); }

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Questions

What color is #7B8F93?: #7B8F93 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8F93?: The RGB value is 123, 143, 147: 123 red, 143 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8F93?: The complementary color is #937F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8F93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.