What color is #7B898F?

#7B898F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B898F?

The RGB value is 123, 137, 143: 123 red, 137 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B898F?

The complementary color is #8F817B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B898F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B898F color

#7B898F rgb(123, 137, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B898F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 53.7% green and 56.1% blue (123, 137, 143).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 8% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#7B898F color codes

HEX	`#7B898F`
RGB	`rgb(123, 137, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 53.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 8%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 14%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 4%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.17, -3.77, -4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.17, 6.2, 232.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.071, 24.085, 29.467)`
Decimal	`8096143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B898F, 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 #7B898F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B898F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #7B898F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b898f; }
.text { color: #7b898f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b898f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 137 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b898f, #7b7f8f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B898F?: #7B898F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B898F?: The RGB value is 123, 137, 143: 123 red, 137 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B898F?: The complementary color is #8F817B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B898F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.