What color is #7B8480?

#7B8480 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8480?

The RGB value is 123, 132, 128: 123 red, 132 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8480?

The complementary color is #847B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8480?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8480 color

#7B8480 rgb(123, 132, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B8480 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 51.8% green and 50.2% blue (123, 132, 128).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#7B8480 color codes

HEX	`#7B8480`
RGB	`rgb(123, 132, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 51.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 7%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.31, -4.13, 1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.31, 4.25, 166.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.315, 22.272, 23.646)`
Decimal	`8094848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8480, 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 #7B8480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8480 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #7B8480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8480; }
.text { color: #7b8480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 132 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8480, #7b8484); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B8480?: #7B8480 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8480?: The RGB value is 123, 132, 128: 123 red, 132 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8480?: The complementary color is #847B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8480?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.