What color is #7A8D8C?

#7A8D8C is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A8D8C?

The RGB value is 122, 141, 140: 122 red, 141 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8D8C?

The complementary color is #8D7A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8D8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8D8C color

#7A8D8C rgb(122, 141, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A8D8C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 55.3% green and 54.9% blue (122, 141, 140).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 8% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#7A8D8C color codes

HEX	`#7A8D8C`
RGB	`rgb(122, 141, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 55.3%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 8%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 13%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.15, -7.01, -1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.15, 7.23, 194.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.283, 25.08, 28.473)`
Decimal	`8031628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8D8C, 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 #7A8D8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8D8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #7A8D8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8d8c; }
.text { color: #7a8d8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8d8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 141 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8d8c, #7a858d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7A8D8C?: #7A8D8C is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A8D8C?: The RGB value is 122, 141, 140: 122 red, 141 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8D8C?: The complementary color is #8D7A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8D8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.