What color is #7B99B7?

#7B99B7 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B99B7?

The RGB value is 123, 153, 183: 123 red, 153 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B99B7?

The complementary color is #B7997B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B99B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B99B7 color

#7B99B7 rgb(123, 153, 183)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B99B7 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 60% green and 71.8% blue (123, 153, 183).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 29% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Celestial Horizon (#7C94B3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#7B99B7 color codes

HEX	`#7B99B7`
RGB	`rgb(123, 153, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 60%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 29%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 33%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 16%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.01, -3.13, -18.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.01, 19.21, 260.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.104, 30.411, 49.18)`
Decimal	`8100279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B99B7, 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 #7B99B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7B99B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	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 #7B99B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b99b7; }
.text { color: #7b99b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b99b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 153 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b99b7, #7b7bb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #7B99B7?: #7B99B7 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B99B7?: The RGB value is 123, 153, 183: 123 red, 153 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B99B7?: The complementary color is #B7997B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B99B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.