What color is #7C7E99?

#7C7E99 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7E99?

The RGB value is 124, 126, 153: 124 red, 126 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7E99?

The complementary color is #99977C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7E99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7E99 color

#7C7E99 rgb(124, 126, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C7E99 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 49.4% green and 60% blue (124, 126, 153).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#7C7E99 color codes

HEX	`#7C7E99`
RGB	`rgb(124, 126, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 49.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 18%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.5, 5.19, -14.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.5, 15.6, 289.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.521, 21.506, 33.148)`
Decimal	`8158873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7E99, 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 #7C7E99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C7E99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #7C7E99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7e99; }
.text { color: #7c7e99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7e99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 126 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7e99, #887c99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C7E99?: #7C7E99 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7E99?: The RGB value is 124, 126, 153: 124 red, 126 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7E99?: The complementary color is #99977C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7E99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.