What color is #7C909A?

#7C909A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C909A?

The RGB value is 124, 144, 154: 124 red, 144 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C909A?

The complementary color is #9A867C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C909A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C909A color

#7C909A rgb(124, 144, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C909A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 56.5% green and 60.4% blue (124, 144, 154).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#7C909A color codes

HEX	`#7C909A`
RGB	`rgb(124, 144, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 56.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 6%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.57, -4.88, -7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.57, 9.1, 237.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.117, 26.564, 34.422)`
Decimal	`8163482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C909A, 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 #7C909A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C909A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #7C909A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c909a; }
.text { color: #7c909a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c909a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 144 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c909a, #7c819a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C909A?: #7C909A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C909A?: The RGB value is 124, 144, 154: 124 red, 144 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C909A?: The complementary color is #9A867C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C909A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.