What color is #7A8B89?

#7A8B89 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A8B89?

The RGB value is 122, 139, 137: 122 red, 139 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8B89?

The complementary color is #8B7A7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8B89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8B89 color

#7A8B89 rgb(122, 139, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A8B89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 54.5% green and 53.7% blue (122, 139, 137).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 7% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#7A8B89 color codes

HEX	`#7A8B89`
RGB	`rgb(122, 139, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 54.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 7%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 12%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.49, -6.54, -1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.49, 6.62, 188.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.773, 24.409, 27.226)`
Decimal	`8031113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8B89, 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 #7A8B89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8B89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #7A8B89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8b89; }
.text { color: #7a8b89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8b89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 139 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8b89, #7a848b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7A8B89?: #7A8B89 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A8B89?: The RGB value is 122, 139, 137: 122 red, 139 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8B89?: The complementary color is #8B7A7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8B89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.