What color is #7C949F?

#7C949F 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 #7C949F?

The RGB value is 124, 148, 159: 124 red, 148 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C949F?

The complementary color is #9F877C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C949F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C949F color

#7C949F rgb(124, 148, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C949F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 58% green and 62.4% blue (124, 148, 159).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#7C949F color codes

HEX	`#7C949F`
RGB	`rgb(124, 148, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 58%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 7%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.86, -5.95, -8.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.86, 10.46, 235.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.158, 27.967, 36.867)`
Decimal	`8164511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C949F, 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 #7C949F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C949F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #7C949F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c949f; }
.text { color: #7c949f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c949f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 148 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c949f, #7c839f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C949F?: #7C949F 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 #7C949F?: The RGB value is 124, 148, 159: 124 red, 148 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C949F?: The complementary color is #9F877C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C949F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.