What color is #7B7F85?

#7B7F85 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7F85?

The RGB value is 123, 127, 133: 123 red, 127 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7F85?

The complementary color is #85817B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7F85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7F85 color

#7B7F85 rgb(123, 127, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B7F85 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 49.8% green and 52.2% blue (123, 127, 133).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#7B7F85 color codes

HEX	`#7B7F85`
RGB	`rgb(123, 127, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 49.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 8%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.04, -0.24, -3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.04, 3.77, 266.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.991, 21.083, 25.202)`
Decimal	`8093573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7F85, 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 #7B7F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #7B7F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7f85; }
.text { color: #7b7f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 127 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7f85, #7c7b85); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B7F85?: #7B7F85 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7F85?: The RGB value is 123, 127, 133: 123 red, 127 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7F85?: The complementary color is #85817B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7F85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.