What color is #7B7F84?

#7B7F84 is a gray, closest to the named color Ironside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7F84?

The RGB value is 123, 127, 132: 123 red, 127 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7F84?

The complementary color is #84807B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7F84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7F84 color

#7B7F84 rgb(123, 127, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B7F84 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 49.8% green and 51.8% blue (123, 127, 132).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Ironside (#7E8082), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#7B7F84 color codes

HEX	`#7B7F84`
RGB	`rgb(123, 127, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 49.8%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 7%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.01, -0.45, -3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.01, 3.25, 262.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.922, 21.055, 24.84)`
Decimal	`8093572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7F84, 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 #7B7F84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7F84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #7B7F84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7f84; }
.text { color: #7b7f84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7f84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 127 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7f84, #7c7b84); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B7F84?: #7B7F84 is a gray, closest to the named color Ironside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7F84?: The RGB value is 123, 127, 132: 123 red, 127 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7F84?: The complementary color is #84807B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7F84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.