What color is #7B837F?

#7B837F is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B837F?

The RGB value is 123, 131, 127: 123 red, 131 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B837F?

The complementary color is #837B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B837F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B837F color

#7B837F rgb(123, 131, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B837F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 51.4% green and 49.8% blue (123, 131, 127).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 3% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#7B837F color codes

HEX	`#7B837F`
RGB	`rgb(123, 131, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 51.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 3%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 6%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54, -3.77, 1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54, 3.94, 163.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.115, 21.976, 23.257)`
Decimal	`8094591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B837F, 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 #7B837F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B837F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #7B837F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b837f; }
.text { color: #7b837f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b837f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 131 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b837f, #7b8383); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B837F?: #7B837F is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B837F?: The RGB value is 123, 131, 127: 123 red, 131 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B837F?: The complementary color is #837B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B837F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.