What color is #7A8987?

#7A8987 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A8987?

The RGB value is 122, 137, 135: 122 red, 137 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8987?

The complementary color is #897A7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8987?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8987 color

#7A8987 rgb(122, 137, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A8987 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 53.7% green and 52.9% blue (122, 137, 135).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#7A8987 color codes

HEX	`#7A8987`
RGB	`rgb(122, 137, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 53.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 11%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.86, -5.85, -0.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.86, 5.9, 187.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.344, 23.778, 26.382)`
Decimal	`8030599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8987, 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 #7A8987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #7A8987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8987; }
.text { color: #7a8987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 137 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8987, #7a8489); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7A8987?: #7A8987 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A8987?: The RGB value is 122, 137, 135: 122 red, 137 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8987?: The complementary color is #897A7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8987?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.