What color is #7C85AA?

#7C85AA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C85AA?

The RGB value is 124, 133, 170: 124 red, 133 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C85AA?

The complementary color is #AAA17C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C85AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C85AA color

#7C85AA rgb(124, 133, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C85AA is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 52.2% green and 66.7% blue (124, 133, 170).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#7C85AA color codes

HEX	`#7C85AA`
RGB	`rgb(124, 133, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 52.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 22%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.05, 5.27, -20.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.05, 21.31, 284.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.953, 23.962, 41.385)`
Decimal	`8160682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C85AA, 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 #7C85AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C85AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #7C85AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c85aa; }
.text { color: #7c85aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c85aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 133 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c85aa, #8a7caa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C85AA?: #7C85AA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C85AA?: The RGB value is 124, 133, 170: 124 red, 133 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C85AA?: The complementary color is #AAA17C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C85AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.