What color is #7B8078?

#7B8078 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8078?

The RGB value is 123, 128, 120: 123 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8078?

The complementary color is #7D7880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8078?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8078 color

#7B8078 rgb(123, 128, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B8078 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 50.2% green and 47.1% blue (123, 128, 120).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 3% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#7B8078 color codes

HEX	`#7B8078`
RGB	`rgb(123, 128, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 50.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 3%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 6%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 6%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.96, -3.45, 3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.96, 5.06, 133.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.277, 21.005, 20.805)`
Decimal	`8093816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8078, 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 #7B8078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #7B8078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8078; }
.text { color: #7b8078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 128 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8078, #788079); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7B8078?: #7B8078 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8078?: The RGB value is 123, 128, 120: 123 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8078?: The complementary color is #7D7880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8078?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.