What color is #7A8F8F?

#7A8F8F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A8F8F?

The RGB value is 122, 143, 143: 122 red, 143 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8F8F?

The complementary color is #8F7A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8F8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8F8F color

#7A8F8F rgb(122, 143, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A8F8F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 56.1% green and 56.1% blue (122, 143, 143).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#7A8F8F color codes

HEX	`#7A8F8F`
RGB	`rgb(122, 143, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 56.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.81, -7.47, -2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.81, 7.88, 198.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.805, 25.765, 29.753)`
Decimal	`8032143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8F8F, 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 #7A8F8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8F8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #7A8F8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8f8f; }
.text { color: #7a8f8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8f8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 143 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8f8f, #7a858f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7A8F8F?: #7A8F8F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A8F8F?: The RGB value is 122, 143, 143: 122 red, 143 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8F8F?: The complementary color is #8F7A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8F8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.