What color is #7E94B9?

#7E94B9 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E94B9?

The RGB value is 126, 148, 185: 126 red, 148 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E94B9?

The complementary color is #B9A37E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E94B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E94B9 color

#7E94B9 rgb(126, 148, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E94B9 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 58% green and 72.5% blue (126, 148, 185).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 30% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Celestial Horizon (#7C94B3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#7E94B9 color codes

HEX	`#7E94B9`
RGB	`rgb(126, 148, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 58%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 30%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 32%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 20%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.88, 1.09, -21.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.88, 21.81, 272.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.948, 29.117, 50.037)`
Decimal	`8295609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E94B9, 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 #7E94B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E94B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #7E94B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e94b9; }
.text { color: #7e94b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e94b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 148 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e94b9, #857eb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E94B9?: #7E94B9 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E94B9?: The RGB value is 126, 148, 185: 126 red, 148 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E94B9?: The complementary color is #B9A37E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E94B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.