What color is #7B7B89?

#7B7B89 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7B89?

The RGB value is 123, 123, 137: 123 red, 123 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7B89?

The complementary color is #89897B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7B89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7B89 color

#7B7B89 rgb(123, 123, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B7B89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 48.2% green and 53.7% blue (123, 123, 137).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#7B7B89 color codes

HEX	`#7B7B89`
RGB	`rgb(123, 123, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 48.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 10%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 10%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.04, 2.94, -7.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.04, 8.13, 291.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.766, 20.183, 26.516)`
Decimal	`8092553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7B89, 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 #7B7B89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7B89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #7B7B89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7b89; }
.text { color: #7b7b89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7b89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 123 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7b89, #827b89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B7B89?: #7B7B89 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7B89?: The RGB value is 123, 123, 137: 123 red, 123 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7B89?: The complementary color is #89897B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7B89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.