What color is #7E9EB1?

#7E9EB1 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E9EB1?

The RGB value is 126, 158, 177: 126 red, 158 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9EB1?

The complementary color is #B1917E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9EB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E9EB1 color

#7E9EB1 rgb(126, 158, 177)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E9EB1 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 62% green and 69.4% blue (126, 158, 177).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 25% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#7E9EB1 color codes

HEX	`#7E9EB1`
RGB	`rgb(126, 158, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 62%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 25%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 29%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 11%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.39, -6.52, -13.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.39, 14.96, 244.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.764, 32.062, 46.26)`
Decimal	`8298161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9EB1, 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 #7E9EB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7E9EB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #7E9EB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9eb1; }
.text { color: #7e9eb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9eb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 158 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9eb1, #7e84b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #7E9EB1?: #7E9EB1 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E9EB1?: The RGB value is 126, 158, 177: 126 red, 158 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9EB1?: The complementary color is #B1917E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9EB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.