What color is #7C86AE?

#7C86AE 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 #7C86AE?

The RGB value is 124, 134, 174: 124 red, 134 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C86AE?

The complementary color is #AEA47C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C86AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C86AE color

#7C86AE rgb(124, 134, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C86AE is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 52.5% green and 68.2% blue (124, 134, 174).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 24% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#7C86AE color codes

HEX	`#7C86AE`
RGB	`rgb(124, 134, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 52.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 24%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 29%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 23%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.48, 5.7, -22.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.48, 23.01, 284.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.475, 24.391, 43.454)`
Decimal	`8160942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C86AE, 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 #7C86AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C86AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #7C86AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c86ae; }
.text { color: #7c86ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c86ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 134 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c86ae, #8b7cae); }

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Questions

What color is #7C86AE?: #7C86AE 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 #7C86AE?: The RGB value is 124, 134, 174: 124 red, 134 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C86AE?: The complementary color is #AEA47C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C86AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.