What color is #7E92A0?

#7E92A0 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E92A0?

The RGB value is 126, 146, 160: 126 red, 146 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E92A0?

The complementary color is #A08C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E92A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E92A0 color

#7E92A0 rgb(126, 146, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E92A0 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 57.3% green and 62.7% blue (126, 146, 160).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#7E92A0 color codes

HEX	`#7E92A0`
RGB	`rgb(126, 146, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 57.3%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 21%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 9%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.46, -3.95, -9.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.46, 10.52, 247.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.227, 27.531, 37.236)`
Decimal	`8295072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E92A0, 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 #7E92A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E92A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #7E92A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e92a0; }
.text { color: #7e92a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e92a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 146 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e92a0, #7e81a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E92A0?: #7E92A0 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E92A0?: The RGB value is 126, 146, 160: 126 red, 146 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E92A0?: The complementary color is #A08C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E92A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.