What color is #7F93A4?

#7F93A4 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F93A4?

The RGB value is 127, 147, 164: 127 red, 147 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F93A4?

The complementary color is #A4907F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F93A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F93A4 color

#7F93A4 rgb(127, 147, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F93A4 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 57.6% green and 64.3% blue (127, 147, 164).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 17% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#7F93A4 color codes

HEX	`#7F93A4`
RGB	`rgb(127, 147, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 57.6%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 17%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 10%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.94, -3.24, -11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.94, 11.76, 254.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.885, 28.059, 39.167)`
Decimal	`8360868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F93A4, 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 #7F93A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F93A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #7F93A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f93a4; }
.text { color: #7f93a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f93a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 147 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f93a4, #7f80a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F93A4?: #7F93A4 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F93A4?: The RGB value is 127, 147, 164: 127 red, 147 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F93A4?: The complementary color is #A4907F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F93A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.