What color is #7D96AF?

#7D96AF is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D96AF?

The RGB value is 125, 150, 175: 125 red, 150 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D96AF?

The complementary color is #AF967D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D96AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D96AF color

#7D96AF rgb(125, 150, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D96AF is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 58.8% green and 68.6% blue (125, 150, 175).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 24% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#7D96AF color codes

HEX	`#7D96AF`
RGB	`rgb(125, 150, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 58.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 24%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 29%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 14%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.02, -2.88, -15.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.02, 16.19, 259.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.099, 29.267, 44.77)`
Decimal	`8230575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D96AF, 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 #7D96AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D96AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #7D96AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d96af; }
.text { color: #7d96af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d96af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 150 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d96af, #7d7daf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D96AF?: #7D96AF is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D96AF?: The RGB value is 125, 150, 175: 125 red, 150 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D96AF?: The complementary color is #AF967D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D96AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.