What color is #7A7A80?

#7A7A80 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A7A80?

The RGB value is 122, 122, 128: 122 red, 122 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7A80?

The complementary color is #80807A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7A80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7A80 color

#7A7A80 rgb(122, 122, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A7A80 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 47.8% green and 50.2% blue (122, 122, 128).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 2% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#7A7A80 color codes

HEX	`#7A7A80`
RGB	`rgb(122, 122, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 47.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 2%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 5%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.4, 1.23, -3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.4, 3.49, 290.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.881, 19.615, 23.209)`
Decimal	`8026752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7A80, 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 #7A7A80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A7A80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #7A7A80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7a80; }
.text { color: #7a7a80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7a80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 122 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7a80, #7d7a80); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A7A80?: #7A7A80 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A7A80?: The RGB value is 122, 122, 128: 122 red, 122 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7A80?: The complementary color is #80807A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7A80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.