Information about #7A979F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#7A979F falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(122, 151, 159) — 47.8% red, 59.2% green, 62.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 3 / 0 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #7A979F reads as a softly toned water-like cyan and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ash Blue (#7A9598). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Grayish Azure (#7D93A8) and Grayish Cerulean (#7D9EA8).

In RGB terms — rgb(122, 151, 159) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #7A979F: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. #7A979F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#7A979F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#7A979F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#7A979F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#7A979F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#7A979F color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#7A979F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #7A979F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ash Blue color link
Ash Blue

#7A9598

Grayish Azure color link
Grayish Azure

#7D93A8

Grayish Cerulean color link
Grayish Cerulean

#7D9EA8

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Metamorphis color link
Metamorphis

#809D96

Crescent color link
Crescent

#839596

Awash color link
Awash

#739CA9

Shadow Blue color link
Shadow Blue

#778BA5

Scotty Silver color link
Scotty Silver

#758A9C

Blue Moon color link
Blue Moon

#7296AB

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Bermuda Grey color link
Bermuda Grey

#6F8C9F

#7A979F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#7A979F
  • RGB122, 151, 159
  • CMYK15, 3, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(122, 151, 159)
  • HSL193°, 16%, 55%
  • HSL Precise192.973°, 16.157%, 55.098%
  • HSV193°, 23%, 62%
  • HSB193°, 23%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • GLSLvec3(0.478, 0.592, 0.624)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.478, 0.592, 0.624, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.478, 0.592, 0.624)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID7A979F
  • DECIMAL ID8034207
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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