What color is #7B7E87?

#7B7E87 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7E87?

The RGB value is 123, 126, 135: 123 red, 126 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7E87?

The complementary color is #87847B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7E87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7E87 color

#7B7E87 rgb(123, 126, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B7E87 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 49.4% green and 52.9% blue (123, 126, 135).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 5% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#7B7E87 color codes

HEX	`#7B7E87`
RGB	`rgb(123, 126, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 49.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 5%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 9%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.82, 0.77, -5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.82, 5.31, 278.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.002, 20.882, 25.894)`
Decimal	`8093319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7E87, 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 #7B7E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7E87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #7B7E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7e87; }
.text { color: #7b7e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 126 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7e87, #7e7b87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B7E87?: #7B7E87 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7E87?: The RGB value is 123, 126, 135: 123 red, 126 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7E87?: The complementary color is #87847B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7E87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.