What color is #7B95AE?

#7B95AE is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B95AE?

The RGB value is 123, 149, 174: 123 red, 149 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B95AE?

The complementary color is #AE947B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B95AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B95AE color

#7B95AE rgb(123, 149, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B95AE is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 58.4% green and 68.2% blue (123, 149, 174).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 24% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#7B95AE color codes

HEX	`#7B95AE`
RGB	`rgb(123, 149, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 58.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 24%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 29%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 14%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.57, -3.18, -16.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.57, 16.37, 258.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.554, 28.761, 44.188)`
Decimal	`8099246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B95AE, 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 #7B95AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B95AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #7B95AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b95ae; }
.text { color: #7b95ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b95ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 149 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b95ae, #7b7cae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B95AE?: #7B95AE is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B95AE?: The RGB value is 123, 149, 174: 123 red, 149 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B95AE?: The complementary color is #AE947B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B95AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.