What color is #7C879A?

#7C879A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C879A?

The RGB value is 124, 135, 154: 124 red, 135 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C879A?

The complementary color is #9A8F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C879A?

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.

#7C879A color

#7C879A rgb(124, 135, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C879A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 52.9% green and 60.4% blue (124, 135, 154).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7C879A color codes

HEX	`#7C879A`
RGB	`rgb(124, 135, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 52.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 12%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.03, 0.22, -11.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.03, 11.47, 271.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.807, 23.946, 33.986)`
Decimal	`8161178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C879A, 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 #7C879A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C879A 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 #7C879A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c879a; }
.text { color: #7c879a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c879a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 135 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c879a, #807c9a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C879A?: #7C879A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C879A?: The RGB value is 124, 135, 154: 124 red, 135 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C879A?: The complementary color is #9A8F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C879A?: 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.