Exploring the Color #7B8C9F

#7B8C9F sits at 212° on the color wheel, placing it in the azure family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 16% saturation and 55% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 123, 140, 159 produces a 6.09:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #7B8C9F is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 34 units away from #808080. Designers reach for azure hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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