What color is #7A7F83?

#7A7F83 is a gray, closest to the named color Ironside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A7F83?

The RGB value is 122, 127, 131: 122 red, 127 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7F83?

The complementary color is #837E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7F83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7F83 color

#7A7F83 rgb(122, 127, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A7F83 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 49.8% green and 51.4% blue (122, 127, 131).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ironside (#7E8082), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#7A7F83 color codes

HEX	`#7A7F83`
RGB	`rgb(122, 127, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 49.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 7%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.9, -1.03, -2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.9, 2.99, 249.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.711, 20.955, 24.475)`
Decimal	`8028035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7F83, 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 #7A7F83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A7F83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #7A7F83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7f83; }
.text { color: #7a7f83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7f83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 127 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7f83, #7a7b83); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A7F83?: #7A7F83 is a gray, closest to the named color Ironside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A7F83?: The RGB value is 122, 127, 131: 122 red, 127 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7F83?: The complementary color is #837E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7F83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.