What color is #7C7891?

#7C7891 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7891?

The RGB value is 124, 120, 145: 124 red, 120 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7891?

The complementary color is #8D9178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7891?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7891 color

#7C7891 rgb(124, 120, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C7891 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 47.1% green and 56.9% blue (124, 120, 145).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#7C7891 color codes

HEX	`#7C7891`
RGB	`rgb(124, 120, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 47.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 17%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.57, 6.84, -12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.57, 14.67, 297.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.138, 19.762, 29.536)`
Decimal	`8157329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7891, 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 #7C7891	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C7891 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #7C7891 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7891; }
.text { color: #7c7891; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7891; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 120 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7891, #897891); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C7891?: #7C7891 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7891?: The RGB value is 124, 120, 145: 124 red, 120 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7891?: The complementary color is #8D9178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7891?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.