What color is #7E879F?

#7E879F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E879F?

The RGB value is 126, 135, 159: 126 red, 135 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E879F?

The complementary color is #9F967E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E879F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E879F color

#7E879F rgb(126, 135, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E879F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 52.9% green and 62.4% blue (126, 135, 159).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#7E879F color codes

HEX	`#7E879F`
RGB	`rgb(126, 135, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 52.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 21%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 15%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.35, 2.06, -13.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.35, 14.01, 278.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.525, 24.266, 36.239)`
Decimal	`8292255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E879F, 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 #7E879F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E879F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #7E879F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e879f; }
.text { color: #7e879f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e879f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 135 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e879f, #867e9f); }

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Questions

What color is #7E879F?: #7E879F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E879F?: The RGB value is 126, 135, 159: 126 red, 135 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E879F?: The complementary color is #9F967E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E879F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.