What color is #7A8284?

#7A8284 is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A8284?

The RGB value is 122, 130, 132: 122 red, 130 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8284?

The complementary color is #847C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8284?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8284 color

#7A8284 rgb(122, 130, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A8284 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 51% green and 51.8% blue (122, 130, 132).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Whale (#7C8181), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#7A8284 color codes

HEX	`#7A8284`
RGB	`rgb(122, 130, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 51%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 8%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.78, -2.53, -2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.78, 3.29, 219.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.173, 21.769, 24.964)`
Decimal	`8028804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8284, 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 #7A8284	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8284 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #7A8284 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8284; }
.text { color: #7a8284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8284; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 130 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8284, #7a7d84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A8284?: #7A8284 is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A8284?: The RGB value is 122, 130, 132: 122 red, 130 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8284?: The complementary color is #847C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8284?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.