What color is #7C9195?

#7C9195 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C9195?

The RGB value is 124, 145, 149: 124 red, 145 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C9195?

The complementary color is #95807C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C9195?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C9195 color

#7C9195 rgb(124, 145, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C9195 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 56.9% green and 58.4% blue (124, 145, 149).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#7C9195 color codes

HEX	`#7C9195`
RGB	`rgb(124, 145, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 56.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 17%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 3%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.7, -6.57, -4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.7, 8.03, 215.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.861, 26.705, 32.325)`
Decimal	`8163733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C9195, 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 #7C9195	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C9195 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #7C9195 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c9195; }
.text { color: #7c9195; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c9195; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 145 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c9195, #7c8495); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C9195?: #7C9195 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C9195?: The RGB value is 124, 145, 149: 124 red, 145 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C9195?: The complementary color is #95807C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C9195?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.