What color is #7E92AF?

#7E92AF is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E92AF?

The RGB value is 126, 146, 175: 126 red, 146 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E92AF?

The complementary color is #AF9B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E92AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E92AF color

#7E92AF rgb(126, 146, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E92AF is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 57.3% green and 68.6% blue (126, 146, 175).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Celestial Horizon (#7C94B3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#7E92AF color codes

HEX	`#7E92AF`
RGB	`rgb(126, 146, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 57.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 23%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 28%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 17%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.97, -0.32, -17.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.97, 17.52, 268.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.619, 28.088, 44.568)`
Decimal	`8295087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E92AF, 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 #7E92AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E92AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #7E92AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e92af; }
.text { color: #7e92af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e92af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 146 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e92af, #837eaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E92AF?: #7E92AF is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E92AF?: The RGB value is 126, 146, 175: 126 red, 146 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E92AF?: The complementary color is #AF9B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E92AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.