What color is #7C8A97?

#7C8A97 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8A97?

The RGB value is 124, 138, 151: 124 red, 138 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8A97?

The complementary color is #97897C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8A97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8A97 color

#7C8A97 rgb(124, 138, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C8A97 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 54.1% green and 59.2% blue (124, 138, 151).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#7C8A97 color codes

HEX	`#7C8A97`
RGB	`rgb(124, 138, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 54.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 18%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 9%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.78, -2.19, -8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.78, 8.9, 255.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.985, 24.696, 32.828)`
Decimal	`8161943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8A97, 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 #7C8A97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8A97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #7C8A97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8a97; }
.text { color: #7c8a97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8a97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 138 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8a97, #7c7c97); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C8A97?: #7C8A97 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8A97?: The RGB value is 124, 138, 151: 124 red, 138 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8A97?: The complementary color is #97897C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8A97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.