What color is #7C9AB0?

#7C9AB0 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 #7C9AB0?

The RGB value is 124, 154, 176: 124 red, 154 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C9AB0?

The complementary color is #B0927C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C9AB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C9AB0 color

#7C9AB0 rgb(124, 154, 176)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C9AB0 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 60.4% green and 69% blue (124, 154, 176).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 25% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% 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 7.11:1).

#7C9AB0 color codes

HEX	`#7C9AB0`
RGB	`rgb(124, 154, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 60.4%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 25%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 30%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 13%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.11, -5.17, -14.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.11, 15.73, 250.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.702, 30.53, 45.499)`
Decimal	`8166064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C9AB0, 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 #7C9AB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7C9AB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	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 #7C9AB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c9ab0; }
.text { color: #7c9ab0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c9ab0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 154 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c9ab0, #7c80b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C9AB0?: #7C9AB0 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 #7C9AB0?: The RGB value is 124, 154, 176: 124 red, 154 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C9AB0?: The complementary color is #B0927C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C9AB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.