What color is #7B838E?

#7B838E is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky Studio. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B838E?

The RGB value is 123, 131, 142: 123 red, 131 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B838E?

The complementary color is #8E867B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B838E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B838E color

#7B838E rgb(123, 131, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B838E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 51.4% green and 55.7% blue (123, 131, 142).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 8% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Studio (#7E8590), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#7B838E color codes

HEX	`#7B838E`
RGB	`rgb(123, 131, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 51.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 8%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 13%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 8%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.44, -0.58, -6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.44, 6.94, 265.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.166, 22.396, 28.794)`
Decimal	`8094606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B838E, 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 #7B838E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B838E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #7B838E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b838e; }
.text { color: #7b838e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b838e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 131 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b838e, #7d7b8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B838E?: #7B838E is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky Studio. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B838E?: The RGB value is 123, 131, 142: 123 red, 131 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B838E?: The complementary color is #8E867B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B838E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.