What color is #7C8690?

#7C8690 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Smoky Studio. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8690?

The RGB value is 124, 134, 144: 124 red, 134 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8690?

The complementary color is #90867C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8690 color

#7C8690 rgb(124, 134, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C8690 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 52.5% green and 56.5% blue (124, 134, 144).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Studio (#7E8590), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#7C8690 color codes

HEX	`#7C8690`
RGB	`rgb(124, 134, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 52.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 14%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 7%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.43, -1.5, -6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.43, 6.77, 257.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.87, 23.349, 29.735)`
Decimal	`8160912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8690, 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 #7C8690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #7C8690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8690; }
.text { color: #7c8690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 134 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8690, #7c7c90); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C8690?: #7C8690 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Smoky Studio. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8690?: The RGB value is 124, 134, 144: 124 red, 134 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8690?: The complementary color is #90867C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.