What color is #7B808A?

#7B808A is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B808A?

The RGB value is 123, 128, 138: 123 red, 128 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B808A?

The complementary color is #8A857B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B808A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B808A color

#7B808A rgb(123, 128, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B808A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 50.2% green and 54.1% blue (123, 128, 138).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#7B808A color codes

HEX	`#7B808A`
RGB	`rgb(123, 128, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 50.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 11%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.48, 0.26, -6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.48, 6.04, 272.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.474, 21.484, 27.108)`
Decimal	`8093834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B808A, 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 #7B808A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B808A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #7B808A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b808a; }
.text { color: #7b808a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b808a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 128 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b808a, #7e7b8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B808A?: #7B808A is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B808A?: The RGB value is 123, 128, 138: 123 red, 128 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B808A?: The complementary color is #8A857B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B808A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.