What color is #7A8E87?

#7A8E87 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A8E87?

The RGB value is 122, 142, 135: 122 red, 142 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8E87?

The complementary color is #8E7A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8E87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8E87 color

#7A8E87 rgb(122, 142, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A8E87 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 55.7% green and 52.9% blue (122, 142, 135).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 8% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#7A8E87 color codes

HEX	`#7A8E87`
RGB	`rgb(122, 142, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 55.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 8%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 14%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.3, -8.63, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.3, 8.73, 171.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.071, 25.232, 26.624)`
Decimal	`8031879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8E87, 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 #7A8E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8E87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #7A8E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8e87; }
.text { color: #7a8e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 142 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8e87, #7a8b8e); }

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Questions

What color is #7A8E87?: #7A8E87 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A8E87?: The RGB value is 122, 142, 135: 122 red, 142 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8E87?: The complementary color is #8E7A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8E87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.