What color is #7A857E?

#7A857E is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A857E?

The RGB value is 122, 133, 126: 122 red, 133 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A857E?

The complementary color is #857A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A857E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A857E color

#7A857E rgb(122, 133, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A857E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 52.2% green and 49.4% blue (122, 133, 126).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#7A857E color codes

HEX	`#7A857E`
RGB	`rgb(122, 133, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 52.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 8%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.47, -5.47, 2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.47, 5.96, 156.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.179, 22.419, 22.999)`
Decimal	`8029566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A857E, 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 #7A857E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A857E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #7A857E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a857e; }
.text { color: #7a857e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a857e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 133 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a857e, #7a8584); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A857E?: #7A857E is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A857E?: The RGB value is 122, 133, 126: 122 red, 133 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A857E?: The complementary color is #857A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A857E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.