What color is #7C7C91?

#7C7C91 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7C91?

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

What is the complementary color of #7C7C91?

The complementary color is #91917C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7C91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7C91 color

#7C7C91 rgb(124, 124, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C7C91 is a grayish blue.

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#7C7C91 color codes

HEX	`#7C7C91`
RGB	`rgb(124, 124, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 48.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 14%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 14%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.67, 4.5, -11.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.67, 12.17, 291.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.63, 20.745, 29.7)`
Decimal	`8158353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7C91, 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 #7C7C91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C7C91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #7C7C91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7c91; }
.text { color: #7c7c91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7c91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 124 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7c91, #877c91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C7C91?: #7C7C91 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7C91?: The RGB value is 124, 124, 145: 124 red, 124 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7C91?: The complementary color is #91917C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7C91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.