What color is #7E98AD?

#7E98AD is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E98AD?

The RGB value is 126, 152, 173: 126 red, 152 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E98AD?

The complementary color is #AD937E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E98AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E98AD color

#7E98AD rgb(126, 152, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E98AD is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 59.6% green and 67.8% blue (126, 152, 173).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 22% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#7E98AD color codes

HEX	`#7E98AD`
RGB	`rgb(126, 152, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 59.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 22%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 27%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 12%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.57, -4.18, -13.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.57, 14.57, 253.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.373, 29.908, 43.858)`
Decimal	`8296621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E98AD, 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 #7E98AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E98AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #7E98AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e98ad; }
.text { color: #7e98ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e98ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 152 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e98ad, #7e81ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E98AD?: #7E98AD is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E98AD?: The RGB value is 126, 152, 173: 126 red, 152 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E98AD?: The complementary color is #AD937E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E98AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.