What color is #7D89AC?

#7D89AC is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D89AC?

The RGB value is 125, 137, 172: 125 red, 137 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D89AC?

The complementary color is #ACA07D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D89AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D89AC color

#7D89AC rgb(125, 137, 172)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D89AC is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 53.7% green and 67.5% blue (125, 137, 172).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 22% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#7D89AC color codes

HEX	`#7D89AC`
RGB	`rgb(125, 137, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 53.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 20%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.3, 3.77, -19.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.3, 20.24, 280.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.847, 25.229, 42.582)`
Decimal	`8227244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D89AC, 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 #7D89AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D89AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #7D89AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d89ac; }
.text { color: #7d89ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d89ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 137 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d89ac, #897dac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D89AC?: #7D89AC is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D89AC?: The RGB value is 125, 137, 172: 125 red, 137 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D89AC?: The complementary color is #ACA07D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D89AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.