What color is #7E9EB6?

#7E9EB6 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 #7E9EB6?

The RGB value is 126, 158, 182: 126 red, 158 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9EB6?

The complementary color is #B6967E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9EB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E9EB6 color

#7E9EB6 rgb(126, 158, 182)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E9EB6 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 62% green and 71.4% blue (126, 158, 182).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 28% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Far Horizons (#7FA2BF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#7E9EB6 color codes

HEX	`#7E9EB6`
RGB	`rgb(126, 158, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 62%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 28%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 31%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 13%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.56, -5.28, -16.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.56, 16.87, 251.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.272, 32.265, 48.932)`
Decimal	`8298166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9EB6, 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 #7E9EB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7E9EB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #7E9EB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9eb6; }
.text { color: #7e9eb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9eb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 158 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9eb6, #7e82b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #7E9EB6?: #7E9EB6 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 #7E9EB6?: The RGB value is 126, 158, 182: 126 red, 158 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9EB6?: The complementary color is #B6967E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9EB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.