What color is #7D7C9A?

#7D7C9A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7C9A?

The RGB value is 125, 124, 154: 125 red, 124 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7C9A?

The complementary color is #999A7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7C9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7C9A color

#7D7C9A rgb(125, 124, 154)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D7C9A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 48.6% green and 60.4% blue (125, 124, 154).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#7D7C9A color codes

HEX	`#7D7C9A`
RGB	`rgb(125, 124, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 48.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 19%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.07, 6.93, -15.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.07, 17.39, 293.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.496, 21.108, 33.507)`
Decimal	`8223898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7C9A, 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 #7D7C9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7C9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #7D7C9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7c9a; }
.text { color: #7d7c9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7c9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 124 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7c9a, #8c7c9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D7C9A?: #7D7C9A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7C9A?: The RGB value is 125, 124, 154: 125 red, 124 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7C9A?: The complementary color is #999A7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7C9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.