What color is #7E9DAC?

#7E9DAC is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E9DAC?

The RGB value is 126, 157, 172: 126 red, 157 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9DAC?

The complementary color is #AC8D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9DAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E9DAC color

#7E9DAC rgb(126, 157, 172)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E9DAC is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 61.6% green and 67.5% blue (126, 157, 172).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 22% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#7E9DAC color codes

HEX	`#7E9DAC`
RGB	`rgb(126, 157, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 61.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 9%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.95, -7.19, -11.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.95, 13.41, 237.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.105, 31.527, 43.626)`
Decimal	`8297900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9DAC, 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 #7E9DAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7E9DAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #7E9DAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9dac; }
.text { color: #7e9dac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9dac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 157 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9dac, #7e86ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #7E9DAC?: #7E9DAC is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E9DAC?: The RGB value is 126, 157, 172: 126 red, 157 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9DAC?: The complementary color is #AC8D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9DAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.