What color is #7E7A95?

#7E7A95 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 #7E7A95?

The RGB value is 126, 122, 149: 126 red, 122 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7A95?

The complementary color is #91957A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7A95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7A95 color

#7E7A95 rgb(126, 122, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E7A95 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 47.8% green and 58.4% blue (126, 122, 149).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#7E7A95 color codes

HEX	`#7E7A95`
RGB	`rgb(126, 122, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 47.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 18%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.43, 7.28, -14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.43, 15.78, 297.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.987, 20.524, 31.284)`
Decimal	`8288917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7A95, 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 #7E7A95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7A95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #7E7A95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7a95; }
.text { color: #7e7a95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7a95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 122 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7a95, #8c7a95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E7A95?: #7E7A95 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 #7E7A95?: The RGB value is 126, 122, 149: 126 red, 122 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7A95?: The complementary color is #91957A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7A95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.