What color is #7F9DA6?

#7F9DA6 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F9DA6?

The RGB value is 127, 157, 166: 127 red, 157 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9DA6?

The complementary color is #A6887F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9DA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9DA6 color

#7F9DA6 rgb(127, 157, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F9DA6 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 61.6% green and 65.1% blue (127, 157, 166).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#7F9DA6 color codes

HEX	`#7F9DA6`
RGB	`rgb(127, 157, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 61.6%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 23%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 5%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.83, -8.3, -8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.83, 11.62, 224.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.69, 31.378, 40.667)`
Decimal	`8363430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9DA6, 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 #7F9DA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7F9DA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #7F9DA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9da6; }
.text { color: #7f9da6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9da6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 157 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9da6, #7f8aa6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #7F9DA6?: #7F9DA6 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F9DA6?: The RGB value is 127, 157, 166: 127 red, 157 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9DA6?: The complementary color is #A6887F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9DA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.