What color is #7B847B?

#7B847B is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B847B?

The RGB value is 123, 132, 123: 123 red, 132 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B847B?

The complementary color is #847B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B847B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B847B color

#7B847B rgb(123, 132, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B847B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 51.8% green and 48.2% blue (123, 132, 123).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#7B847B color codes

HEX	`#7B847B`
RGB	`rgb(123, 132, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 51.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 7%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.18, -5.13, 3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.18, 6.33, 144.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.994, 22.143, 21.956)`
Decimal	`8094843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B847B, 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 #7B847B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B847B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #7B847B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b847b; }
.text { color: #7b847b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b847b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 132 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b847b, #7b8480); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7B847B?: #7B847B is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B847B?: The RGB value is 123, 132, 123: 123 red, 132 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B847B?: The complementary color is #847B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B847B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.