What color is #7B8797?

#7B8797 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8797?

The RGB value is 123, 135, 151: 123 red, 135 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8797?

The complementary color is #978B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8797?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8797 color

#7B8797 rgb(123, 135, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B8797 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 52.9% green and 59.2% blue (123, 135, 151).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#7B8797 color codes

HEX	`#7B8797`
RGB	`rgb(123, 135, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 52.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 11%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.86, -0.82, -10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.86, 10.04, 265.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.417, 23.773, 32.68)`
Decimal	`8095639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8797, 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 #7B8797	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8797 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #7B8797 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8797; }
.text { color: #7b8797; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8797; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 135 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8797, #7d7b97); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B8797?: #7B8797 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8797?: The RGB value is 123, 135, 151: 123 red, 135 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8797?: The complementary color is #978B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8797?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.