What color is #7D90AA?

#7D90AA is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D90AA?

The RGB value is 125, 144, 170: 125 red, 144 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D90AA?

The complementary color is #AA977D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D90AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D90AA color

#7D90AA rgb(125, 144, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D90AA is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 56.5% green and 66.7% blue (125, 144, 170).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Celestial Horizon (#7C94B3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#7D90AA color codes

HEX	`#7D90AA`
RGB	`rgb(125, 144, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 56.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 15%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.17, -0.74, -15.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.17, 15.92, 267.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.684, 27.208, 41.921)`
Decimal	`8229034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D90AA, 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 #7D90AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D90AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #7D90AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d90aa; }
.text { color: #7d90aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d90aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 144 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d90aa, #807daa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D90AA?: #7D90AA is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D90AA?: The RGB value is 125, 144, 170: 125 red, 144 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D90AA?: The complementary color is #AA977D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D90AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.