What color is #7F9AAC?

#7F9AAC is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F9AAC?

The RGB value is 127, 154, 172: 127 red, 154 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9AAC?

The complementary color is #AC917F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9AAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9AAC color

#7F9AAC rgb(127, 154, 172)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7F9AAC is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 60.4% green and 67.5% blue (127, 154, 172).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#7F9AAC color codes

HEX	`#7F9AAC`
RGB	`rgb(127, 154, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 60.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 10%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.17, -5.23, -12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.17, 13.54, 247.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.752, 30.601, 43.466)`
Decimal	`8362668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9AAC, 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 #7F9AAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7F9AAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #7F9AAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9aac; }
.text { color: #7f9aac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9aac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 154 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9aac, #7f84ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F9AAC?: #7F9AAC is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F9AAC?: The RGB value is 127, 154, 172: 127 red, 154 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9AAC?: The complementary color is #AC917F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9AAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.