What color is #7CA0A5?

#7CA0A5 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CA0A5?

The RGB value is 124, 160, 165: 124 red, 160 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CA0A5?

The complementary color is #A5817C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CA0A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CA0A5 color

#7CA0A5 rgb(124, 160, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7CA0A5 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 62.7% green and 64.7% blue (124, 160, 165).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 19% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#7CA0A5 color codes

HEX	`#7CA0A5`
RGB	`rgb(124, 160, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 62.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 19%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 3%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.46, -11.11, -6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.46, 12.94, 210.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.672, 32.142, 40.336)`
Decimal	`8167589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CA0A5, 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 #7CA0A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CA0A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #7CA0A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ca0a5; }
.text { color: #7ca0a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ca0a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 160 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ca0a5, #7c8ca5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7CA0A5?: #7CA0A5 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CA0A5?: The RGB value is 124, 160, 165: 124 red, 160 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CA0A5?: The complementary color is #A5817C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CA0A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.