What color is #7B8382?

#7B8382 is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8382?

The RGB value is 123, 131, 130: 123 red, 131 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8382?

The complementary color is #837B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8382?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8382 color

#7B8382 rgb(123, 131, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B8382 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 51.4% green and 51% blue (123, 131, 130).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 3% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Whale (#7C8181), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#7B8382 color codes

HEX	`#7B8382`
RGB	`rgb(123, 131, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 51.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 3%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 6%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.09, -3.15, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.09, 3.19, 188.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.313, 22.055, 24.302)`
Decimal	`8094594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8382, 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 #7B8382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #7B8382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8382; }
.text { color: #7b8382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 131 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8382, #7b8083); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B8382?: #7B8382 is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8382?: The RGB value is 123, 131, 130: 123 red, 131 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8382?: The complementary color is #837B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8382?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.