What color is #7C8396?

#7C8396 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8396?

The RGB value is 124, 131, 150: 124 red, 131 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8396?

The complementary color is #968F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8396?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8396 color

#7C8396 rgb(124, 131, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C8396 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 51.4% green and 58.8% blue (124, 131, 150).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#7C8396 color codes

HEX	`#7C8396`
RGB	`rgb(124, 131, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 51.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 17%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.78, 1.58, -11.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.78, 11.15, 278.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.932, 22.719, 32.078)`
Decimal	`8160150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8396, 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 #7C8396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8396 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #7C8396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8396; }
.text { color: #7c8396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 131 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8396, #827c96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C8396?: #7C8396 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8396?: The RGB value is 124, 131, 150: 124 red, 131 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8396?: The complementary color is #968F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8396?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.