What color is #7C8294?

#7C8294 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 #7C8294?

The RGB value is 124, 130, 148: 124 red, 130 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8294?

The complementary color is #948E7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8294?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8294 color

#7C8294 rgb(124, 130, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C8294 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 51% green and 58% blue (124, 130, 148).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#7C8294 color codes

HEX	`#7C8294`
RGB	`rgb(124, 130, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 51%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.44, 1.7, -10.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.44, 10.54, 279.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.639, 22.388, 31.193)`
Decimal	`8159892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8294, 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 #7C8294	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8294 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #7C8294 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8294; }
.text { color: #7c8294; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8294; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 130 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8294, #827c94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C8294?: #7C8294 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 #7C8294?: The RGB value is 124, 130, 148: 124 red, 130 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8294?: The complementary color is #948E7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8294?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.