What color is #7C9BA1?

#7C9BA1 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C9BA1?

The RGB value is 124, 155, 161: 124 red, 155 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C9BA1?

The complementary color is #A1827C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C9BA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C9BA1 color

#7C9BA1 rgb(124, 155, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C9BA1 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 60.8% green and 63.1% blue (124, 155, 161).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 16% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#7C9BA1 color codes

HEX	`#7C9BA1`
RGB	`rgb(124, 155, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 60.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 16%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 23%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 4%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.91, -9.33, -6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.91, 11.48, 215.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.465, 30.3, 38.165)`
Decimal	`8166305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C9BA1, 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 #7C9BA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7C9BA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #7C9BA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c9ba1; }
.text { color: #7c9ba1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c9ba1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 155 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c9ba1, #7c88a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C9BA1?: #7C9BA1 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C9BA1?: The RGB value is 124, 155, 161: 124 red, 155 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C9BA1?: The complementary color is #A1827C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C9BA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.