What color is #7C8181?

#7C8181 is a gray known as Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Whale?

The RGB value is 124, 129, 129: 124 red, 129 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Whale?

The complementary color is #817C7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8181?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Whale color: hex code #7C8181

#7C8181 rgb(124, 129, 129)

Shades of gray

Whale has the hex code #7C8181. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 50.6% green and 50.6% blue (124, 129, 129).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 2% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

Whale (#7C8181) color codes

HEX	`#7C8181`
RGB	`rgb(124, 129, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 50.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 2%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 4%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.57, -1.85, -0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.57, 1.96, 199.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.124, 21.57, 23.868)`
Decimal	`8159617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Whale, 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 #7C8181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	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 #7C8181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8181; }
.text { color: #7c8181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 129 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8181, #7c7f81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #7C8181 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7C8181?: #7C8181 is a gray known as Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Whale?: The RGB value is 124, 129, 129: 124 red, 129 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Whale?: The complementary color is #817C7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8181?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.