What color is #7A8D7F?

#7A8D7F is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A8D7F?

The RGB value is 122, 141, 127: 122 red, 141 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8D7F?

The complementary color is #8D7A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8D7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8D7F color

#7A8D7F rgb(122, 141, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A8D7F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 55.3% green and 49.8% blue (122, 141, 127).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 8% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#7A8D7F color codes

HEX	`#7A8D7F`
RGB	`rgb(122, 141, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 55.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 8%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 13%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 10%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.8, -9.71, 5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.8, 11, 151.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.381, 24.719, 23.719)`
Decimal	`8031615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8D7F, 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 #7A8D7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8D7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #7A8D7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8d7f; }
.text { color: #7a8d7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8d7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 141 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8d7f, #7a8d89); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7A8D7F?: #7A8D7F is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A8D7F?: The RGB value is 122, 141, 127: 122 red, 141 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8D7F?: The complementary color is #8D7A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8D7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.