What color is #7F97A9?

#7F97A9 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 #7F97A9?

The RGB value is 127, 151, 169: 127 red, 151 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F97A9?

The complementary color is #A9917F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F97A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F97A9 color

#7F97A9 rgb(127, 151, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F97A9 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 59.2% green and 66.3% blue (127, 151, 169).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#7F97A9 color codes

HEX	`#7F97A9`
RGB	`rgb(127, 151, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 59.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 25%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 11%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.23, -4.28, -12.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.23, 12.94, 250.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.978, 29.509, 41.803)`
Decimal	`8361897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F97A9, 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 #7F97A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F97A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #7F97A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f97a9; }
.text { color: #7f97a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f97a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 151 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f97a9, #7f82a9); }

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Questions

What color is #7F97A9?: #7F97A9 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 #7F97A9?: The RGB value is 127, 151, 169: 127 red, 151 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F97A9?: The complementary color is #A9917F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F97A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.