What color is #7F89A3?

#7F89A3 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F89A3?

The RGB value is 127, 137, 163: 127 red, 137 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F89A3?

The complementary color is #A3997F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F89A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F89A3 color

#7F89A3 rgb(127, 137, 163)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7F89A3 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 53.7% green and 63.9% blue (127, 137, 163).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 16% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#7F89A3 color codes

HEX	`#7F89A3`
RGB	`rgb(127, 137, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 53.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 16%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 22%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 16%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.12, 2.19, -14.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.12, 15.14, 278.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.307, 25.047, 38.197)`
Decimal	`8358307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F89A3, 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 #7F89A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F89A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	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 #7F89A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f89a3; }
.text { color: #7f89a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f89a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 137 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f89a3, #877fa3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F89A3?: #7F89A3 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F89A3?: The RGB value is 127, 137, 163: 127 red, 137 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F89A3?: The complementary color is #A3997F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F89A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.