What color is #7B7182?

#7B7182 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7182?

The RGB value is 123, 113, 130: 123 red, 113 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7182?

The complementary color is #788271, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7182?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7182 color

#7B7182 rgb(123, 113, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B7182 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 44.3% green and 51% blue (123, 113, 130).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#7B7182 color codes

HEX	`#7B7182`
RGB	`rgb(123, 113, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 44.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 13%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.05, 7.29, -7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.05, 10.77, 312.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.102, 17.633, 23.565)`
Decimal	`8089986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7182, 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 #7B7182	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B7182 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #7B7182 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7182; }
.text { color: #7b7182; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7182; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 113 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7182, #827180); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B7182?: #7B7182 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7182?: The RGB value is 123, 113, 130: 123 red, 113 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7182?: The complementary color is #788271, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7182?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.