What color is #7B817F?

#7B817F is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B817F?

The RGB value is 123, 129, 127: 123 red, 129 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B817F?

The complementary color is #817B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B817F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B817F color

#7B817F rgb(123, 129, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B817F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 50.6% green and 49.8% blue (123, 129, 127).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 2% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Whale (#7C8181), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#7B817F color codes

HEX	`#7B817F`
RGB	`rgb(123, 129, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 50.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 2%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 5%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.43, -2.63, 0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.43, 2.65, 173.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.849, 21.444, 23.168)`
Decimal	`8094079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B817F, 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 #7B817F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B817F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #7B817F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b817f; }
.text { color: #7b817f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b817f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 129 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b817f, #7b8081); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B817F?: #7B817F is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B817F?: The RGB value is 123, 129, 127: 123 red, 129 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B817F?: The complementary color is #817B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B817F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.