What color is #7A857B?

#7A857B is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A857B?

The RGB value is 122, 133, 123: 122 red, 133 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A857B?

The complementary color is #857A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A857B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A857B color

#7A857B rgb(122, 133, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A857B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 52.2% green and 48.2% blue (122, 133, 123).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#7A857B color codes

HEX	`#7A857B`
RGB	`rgb(122, 133, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 52.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 8%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.39, -6.06, 4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.39, 7.27, 146.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.988, 22.342, 21.995)`
Decimal	`8029563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A857B, 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 #7A857B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A857B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #7A857B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a857b; }
.text { color: #7a857b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a857b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 133 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a857b, #7a8581); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7A857B?: #7A857B is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A857B?: The RGB value is 122, 133, 123: 122 red, 133 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A857B?: The complementary color is #857A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A857B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.