What color is #7C8196?

#7C8196 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 #7C8196?

The RGB value is 124, 129, 150: 124 red, 129 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8196?

The complementary color is #96917C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8196 color

#7C8196 rgb(124, 129, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C8196 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 50.6% green and 58.8% blue (124, 129, 150).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#7C8196 color codes

HEX	`#7C8196`
RGB	`rgb(124, 129, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 50.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 17%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.23, 2.74, -11.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.23, 12.19, 282.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.666, 22.187, 31.989)`
Decimal	`8159638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8196, 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 #7C8196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #7C8196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8196; }
.text { color: #7c8196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 129 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8196, #847c96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C8196?: #7C8196 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 #7C8196?: The RGB value is 124, 129, 150: 124 red, 129 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8196?: The complementary color is #96917C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.