What color is #7C80AA?

#7C80AA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C80AA?

The RGB value is 124, 128, 170: 124 red, 128 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C80AA?

The complementary color is #AAA67C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C80AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C80AA color

#7C80AA rgb(124, 128, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C80AA is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 50.2% green and 66.7% blue (124, 128, 170).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#7C80AA color codes

HEX	`#7C80AA`
RGB	`rgb(124, 128, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 50.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 25%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.68, 8.19, -22.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.68, 24.17, 289.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.285, 22.625, 41.163)`
Decimal	`8159402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C80AA, 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 #7C80AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C80AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #7C80AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c80aa; }
.text { color: #7c80aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c80aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 128 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c80aa, #8f7caa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C80AA?: #7C80AA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C80AA?: The RGB value is 124, 128, 170: 124 red, 128 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C80AA?: The complementary color is #AAA67C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C80AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.