What color is #7FB0C4?

#7FB0C4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Crystal Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FB0C4?

The RGB value is 127, 176, 196: 127 red, 176 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FB0C4?

The complementary color is #C4937F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FB0C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FB0C4 color

#7FB0C4 rgb(127, 176, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7FB0C4 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 69% green and 76.9% blue (127, 176, 196).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 37% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Lake (#88B5C4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#7FB0C4 color codes

HEX	`#7FB0C4`
RGB	`rgb(127, 176, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 69%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 37%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 35%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 10%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.15, -11.24, -15.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.15, 19.04, 233.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.238, 39.546, 58.043)`
Decimal	`8368324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FB0C4, 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 #7FB0C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FB0C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #7FB0C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fb0c4; }
.text { color: #7fb0c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fb0c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 176 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fb0c4, #7f8dc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #7FB0C4?: #7FB0C4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Crystal Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FB0C4?: The RGB value is 127, 176, 196: 127 red, 176 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FB0C4?: The complementary color is #C4937F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FB0C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.