What color is #7C8EA8?

#7C8EA8 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8EA8?

The RGB value is 124, 142, 168: 124 red, 142 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8EA8?

The complementary color is #A8967C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8EA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8EA8 color

#7C8EA8 rgb(124, 142, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C8EA8 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 55.7% green and 65.9% blue (124, 142, 168).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Celestial Horizon (#7C94B3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#7C8EA8 color codes

HEX	`#7C8EA8`
RGB	`rgb(124, 142, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 55.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 26%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 15%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.47, -0.41, -15.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.47, 15.83, 268.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.051, 26.457, 40.825)`
Decimal	`8162984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8EA8, 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 #7C8EA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8EA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #7C8EA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8ea8; }
.text { color: #7c8ea8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8ea8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 142 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8ea8, #807ca8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C8EA8?: #7C8EA8 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8EA8?: The RGB value is 124, 142, 168: 124 red, 142 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8EA8?: The complementary color is #A8967C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8EA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.