What color is #7E9AA9?

#7E9AA9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E9AA9?

The RGB value is 126, 154, 169: 126 red, 154 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9AA9?

The complementary color is #A98D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9AA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E9AA9 color

#7E9AA9 rgb(126, 154, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E9AA9 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 60.4% green and 66.3% blue (126, 154, 169).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#7E9AA9 color codes

HEX	`#7E9AA9`
RGB	`rgb(126, 154, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 60.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 25%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 9%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.01, -6.26, -11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.01, 12.7, 240.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.319, 30.41, 41.959)`
Decimal	`8297129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9AA9, 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 #7E9AA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7E9AA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #7E9AA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9aa9; }
.text { color: #7e9aa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9aa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 154 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9aa9, #7e84a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #7E9AA9?: #7E9AA9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E9AA9?: The RGB value is 126, 154, 169: 126 red, 154 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9AA9?: The complementary color is #A98D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9AA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.