What color is #7E7B95?

#7E7B95 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 #7E7B95?

The RGB value is 126, 123, 149: 126 red, 123 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7B95?

The complementary color is #92957B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7B95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7B95 color

#7E7B95 rgb(126, 123, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E7B95 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 48.2% green and 58.4% blue (126, 123, 149).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#7E7B95 color codes

HEX	`#7E7B95`
RGB	`rgb(126, 123, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 48.2%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 17%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 17%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.7, 6.69, -13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.7, 15.14, 296.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.111, 20.771, 31.325)`
Decimal	`8289173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7B95, 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 #7E7B95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7B95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #7E7B95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7b95; }
.text { color: #7e7b95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7b95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 123 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7b95, #8b7b95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E7B95?: #7E7B95 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 #7E7B95?: The RGB value is 126, 123, 149: 126 red, 123 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7B95?: The complementary color is #92957B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7B95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.