What color is #7C93A9?

#7C93A9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C93A9?

The RGB value is 124, 147, 169: 124 red, 147 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C93A9?

The complementary color is #A9927C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C93A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C93A9 color

#7C93A9 rgb(124, 147, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C93A9 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 57.6% green and 66.3% blue (124, 147, 169).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#7C93A9 color codes

HEX	`#7C93A9`
RGB	`rgb(124, 147, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 57.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 27%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 13%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.9, -2.99, -14.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.9, 14.53, 258.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.905, 28.016, 41.571)`
Decimal	`8164265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C93A9, 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 #7C93A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C93A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #7C93A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c93a9; }
.text { color: #7c93a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c93a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 147 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c93a9, #7c7ca9); }

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Questions

What color is #7C93A9?: #7C93A9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C93A9?: The RGB value is 124, 147, 169: 124 red, 147 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C93A9?: The complementary color is #A9927C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C93A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.