What color is #7E9FAE?

#7E9FAE is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E9FAE?

The RGB value is 126, 159, 174: 126 red, 159 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9FAE?

The complementary color is #AE8D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9FAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E9FAE color

#7E9FAE rgb(126, 159, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E9FAE is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 62.4% green and 68.2% blue (126, 159, 174).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#7E9FAE color codes

HEX	`#7E9FAE`
RGB	`rgb(126, 159, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 62.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 23%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 28%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 9%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.58, -7.81, -11.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.58, 13.9, 235.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.64, 32.287, 44.759)`
Decimal	`8298414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9FAE, 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 #7E9FAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7E9FAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #7E9FAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9fae; }
.text { color: #7e9fae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9fae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 159 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9fae, #7e87ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #7E9FAE?: #7E9FAE is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E9FAE?: The RGB value is 126, 159, 174: 126 red, 159 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9FAE?: The complementary color is #AE8D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9FAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.