What color is #7A888A?

#7A888A is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A888A?

The RGB value is 122, 136, 138: 122 red, 136 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A888A?

The complementary color is #8A7C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A888A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A888A color

#7A888A rgb(122, 136, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A888A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 53.3% green and 54.1% blue (122, 136, 138).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#7A888A color codes

HEX	`#7A888A`
RGB	`rgb(122, 136, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 53.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 12%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 1%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.67, -4.65, -2.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.67, 5.43, 211.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.417, 23.58, 27.463)`
Decimal	`8030346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A888A, 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 #7A888A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A888A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #7A888A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a888a; }
.text { color: #7a888a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a888a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 136 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a888a, #7a808a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #7A888A?: #7A888A is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A888A?: The RGB value is 122, 136, 138: 122 red, 136 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A888A?: The complementary color is #8A7C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A888A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.