What color is #7A8784?

#7A8784 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A8784?

The RGB value is 122, 135, 132: 122 red, 135 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8784?

The complementary color is #877A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8784?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8784 color

#7A8784 rgb(122, 135, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A8784 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 52.9% green and 51.8% blue (122, 135, 132).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 5% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#7A8784 color codes

HEX	`#7A8784`
RGB	`rgb(122, 135, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 52.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 5%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.21, -5.36, -0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.21, 5.36, 180.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.854, 23.131, 25.191)`
Decimal	`8030084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8784, 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 #7A8784	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8784 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #7A8784 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8784; }
.text { color: #7a8784; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8784; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 135 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8784, #7a8487); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A8784?: #7A8784 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A8784?: The RGB value is 122, 135, 132: 122 red, 135 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8784?: The complementary color is #877A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8784?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.