What color is #7C8BA9?

#7C8BA9 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8BA9?

The RGB value is 124, 139, 169: 124 red, 139 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8BA9?

The complementary color is #A99A7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8BA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8BA9 color

#7C8BA9 rgb(124, 139, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C8BA9 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 54.5% green and 66.3% blue (124, 139, 169).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#7C8BA9 color codes

HEX	`#7C8BA9`
RGB	`rgb(124, 139, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 54.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 27%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 18%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.67, 1.55, -17.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.67, 17.68, 275.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.704, 25.614, 41.171)`
Decimal	`8162217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8BA9, 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 #7C8BA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8BA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #7C8BA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8ba9; }
.text { color: #7c8ba9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8ba9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 139 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8ba9, #847ca9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C8BA9?: #7C8BA9 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8BA9?: The RGB value is 124, 139, 169: 124 red, 139 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8BA9?: The complementary color is #A99A7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8BA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.