What color is #7C9596?

#7C9596 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C9596?

The RGB value is 124, 149, 150: 124 red, 149 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C9596?

The complementary color is #967D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C9596?

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.

#7C9596 color

#7C9596 rgb(124, 149, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C9596 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 58.4% green and 58.8% blue (124, 149, 150).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7C9596 color codes

HEX	`#7C9596`
RGB	`rgb(124, 149, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 58.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 17%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 1%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.87, -8.55, -3.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.87, 9.23, 202.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.563, 27.981, 32.955)`
Decimal	`8164758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C9596, 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 #7C9596	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C9596 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 #7C9596 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c9596; }
.text { color: #7c9596; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c9596; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 149 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c9596, #7c8896); }

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Questions

What color is #7C9596?: #7C9596 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C9596?: The RGB value is 124, 149, 150: 124 red, 149 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C9596?: The complementary color is #967D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C9596?: 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.