What color is #7A8382?

#7A8382 is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A8382?

The RGB value is 122, 131, 130: 122 red, 131 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8382?

The complementary color is #837A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8382?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8382 color

#7A8382 rgb(122, 131, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A8382 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 51.4% green and 51% blue (122, 131, 130).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Whale (#7C8181), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#7A8382 color codes

HEX	`#7A8382`
RGB	`rgb(122, 131, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 51.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 7%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.01, -3.52, -0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.01, 3.57, 189.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.171, 21.982, 24.295)`
Decimal	`8029058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8382, 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 #7A8382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #7A8382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8382; }
.text { color: #7a8382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 131 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8382, #7a8083); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A8382?: #7A8382 is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A8382?: The RGB value is 122, 131, 130: 122 red, 131 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8382?: The complementary color is #837A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8382?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.