What color is #7A897A?

#7A897A is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A897A?

The RGB value is 122, 137, 122: 122 red, 137 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A897A?

The complementary color is #897A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A897A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A897A color

#7A897A rgb(122, 137, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A897A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 53.7% green and 47.8% blue (122, 137, 122).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#7A897A color codes

HEX	`#7A897A`
RGB	`rgb(122, 137, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 53.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 11%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 11%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.52, -8.49, 6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.52, 10.51, 143.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.484, 23.434, 21.853)`
Decimal	`8030586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A897A, 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 #7A897A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A897A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #7A897A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a897a; }
.text { color: #7a897a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a897a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 137 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a897a, #7a8982); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A897A?: #7A897A is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A897A?: The RGB value is 122, 137, 122: 122 red, 137 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A897A?: The complementary color is #897A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A897A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.