What color is #7B868A?

#7B868A is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B868A?

The RGB value is 123, 134, 138: 123 red, 134 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B868A?

The complementary color is #8A7F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B868A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B868A color

#7B868A rgb(123, 134, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B868A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 52.5% green and 54.1% blue (123, 134, 138).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#7B868A color codes

HEX	`#7B868A`
RGB	`rgb(123, 134, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 52.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 11%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.17, -3.16, -3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.17, 4.73, 228.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.28, 23.096, 27.377)`
Decimal	`8095370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B868A, 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 #7B868A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B868A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #7B868A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b868a; }
.text { color: #7b868a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b868a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 134 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b868a, #7b7e8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #7B868A?: #7B868A is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B868A?: The RGB value is 123, 134, 138: 123 red, 134 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B868A?: The complementary color is #8A7F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B868A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.