What color is #7E9CBA?

#7E9CBA is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E9CBA?

The RGB value is 126, 156, 186: 126 red, 156 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9CBA?

The complementary color is #BA9C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9CBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E9CBA color

#7E9CBA rgb(126, 156, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E9CBA is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 61.2% green and 72.9% blue (126, 156, 186).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 30% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Far Horizons (#7FA2BF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#7E9CBA color codes

HEX	`#7E9CBA`
RGB	`rgb(126, 156, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 61.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 30%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 32%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 16%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.14, -3.16, -18.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.14, 19.16, 260.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.353, 31.756, 51.028)`
Decimal	`8297658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9CBA, 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 #7E9CBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7E9CBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #7E9CBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9cba; }
.text { color: #7e9cba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9cba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 156 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9cba, #7e7eba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #7E9CBA?: #7E9CBA is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E9CBA?: The RGB value is 126, 156, 186: 126 red, 156 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9CBA?: The complementary color is #BA9C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9CBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.