What color is #7A8289?

#7A8289 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A8289?

The RGB value is 122, 130, 137: 122 red, 130 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8289?

The complementary color is #89817A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8289 color

#7A8289 rgb(122, 130, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A8289 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 51% green and 53.7% blue (122, 130, 137).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#7A8289 color codes

HEX	`#7A8289`
RGB	`rgb(122, 130, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 51%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 11%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 5%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.93, -1.46, -4.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.93, 5, 253.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.523, 21.909, 26.81)`
Decimal	`8028809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8289, 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 #7A8289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #7A8289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8289; }
.text { color: #7a8289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 130 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8289, #7a7a89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A8289?: #7A8289 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A8289?: The RGB value is 122, 130, 137: 122 red, 130 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8289?: The complementary color is #89817A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.