What color is #7C89AD?

#7C89AD 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 #7C89AD?

The RGB value is 124, 137, 173: 124 red, 137 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C89AD?

The complementary color is #ADA07C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C89AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C89AD color

#7C89AD rgb(124, 137, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C89AD is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 53.7% green and 67.8% blue (124, 137, 173).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 23% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#7C89AD color codes

HEX	`#7C89AD`
RGB	`rgb(124, 137, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 53.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 23%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 28%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 21%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.26, 3.71, -20.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.26, 20.85, 280.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.799, 25.193, 43.083)`
Decimal	`8161709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C89AD, 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 #7C89AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C89AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #7C89AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c89ad; }
.text { color: #7c89ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c89ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 137 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c89ad, #887cad); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7C89AD?: #7C89AD 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 #7C89AD?: The RGB value is 124, 137, 173: 124 red, 137 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C89AD?: The complementary color is #ADA07C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C89AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.