What color is #7E98BA?

#7E98BA 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 #7E98BA?

The RGB value is 126, 152, 186: 126 red, 152 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E98BA?

The complementary color is #BAA07E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E98BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E98BA color

#7E98BA rgb(126, 152, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E98BA is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 59.6% green and 72.9% blue (126, 152, 186).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 30% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Celestial Horizon (#7C94B3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#7E98BA color codes

HEX	`#7E98BA`
RGB	`rgb(126, 152, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 59.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 30%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 32%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 18%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.03, -0.92, -20.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.03, 20.61, 267.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.693, 30.436, 50.808)`
Decimal	`8296634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E98BA, 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 #7E98BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7E98BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	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 #7E98BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e98ba; }
.text { color: #7e98ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e98ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 152 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e98ba, #827eba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #7E98BA?: #7E98BA 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 #7E98BA?: The RGB value is 126, 152, 186: 126 red, 152 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E98BA?: The complementary color is #BAA07E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E98BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.